Family Tree of Humanoids Exhibit
The exhibit displays various groupings of humanoid ancestors on a family tree and timeline within the museum, showing how diverse the human family tree is and how and when other races arose. Included within the exhibit are replica remains of Australopithecus, Neanderthal, Denisovans, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens, Vampire, Lycan, Mage, Centaur, Mermidae, Werewolf, and suspected Mage remains. Much of the exhibit is straightforward and as expected of a museum, entirely factual, however near the bottom of the timeline exhibit there is a small written piece on the solemn nature of humankind's extinction and inability to meet those descended from them, and that humans likely felt the same as current peoples about their ancestors, and one day future descendants of those living today will feel the same.
A part of the main exhibit itself, there is also a wide arrange of unknown remains in a large case opposite the timeline piece. Most of these replica remains are too fragmentary to be placed in any one species, often their original specimens found in black markets and not wholly able to be determined their area or time of origin. Some specimens in this exhibit are as small as only teeth or finger bones, while others are partial skeletons. This exhibit in particular discusses in its information boards and signage the importance of proper excavation in order to verify remains, as some specimens, such as an individual suspected to be the crossing point between Homo Sapien and Vampire evolution, are deemed next to worthless without other data that could have been obtained.
Purpose / Function
The Family Tree of Humanoids exhibit is an educational tool and showcase of the remains of various different groups within the humanoid family tree on a timeline. It serves to not only teach museum goers the different groups and lineages within the grouping, but also roughly when they arose and also went extinct. Some remains displayed have more information than others, such as the Neanderthal and Homo Sapien replicas displaying information on the two species having cross bred and the likely causes of their extinction, while others are quite sparse due to a lack of information.
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