How similar were early humans compared to humans of today?

by Atersed

How close were they genetically and intelligently? Could you take a prehistoric baby and raise her to be just like an average modern human? Were they exactly the same as us?

I'm interested in humans from two periods:

30 000 years ago, when there was art but before writing/farming

100 000 years ago, or whenever humans first started using spoken language

Thanks for any info!

Iphikrates

Hi there,

While this question is not technically against our rules, it seems to have more to do with the biology of early humans than their history or the traces they left; as such, you might get better answers over at r/AskAnthropology or r/AskScience.

Thanks!