Man has been here on earth for only asmall portion of the time that the planet has been in existence. If oneestimates the planets beginning at a modest age of say 3 billion years, agreewith reports of modern man existing for some 34000 years (give or take athousand years) mankind has only been here for less than a minute if we placedthe 3 billion years as a 24 hour clock In that time the planet has seenupheaval both big and small, life of various form has come and gone. The fewremnant of life beyond recorded history tries to tell its story in the bonesand fossil remains. …
