let majorMilestones = [{"Nid":"972","name":"<i>Homo sapiens<\/i>  becomes the sole surviving hominin","To_Time":"-17000","Time_Text":"By 17,000 years ago","summary":null,"image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/biggerbrains2%20copy_0_0.jpg.webp?itok=4rmoyDOb","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/brain_0.png.webp?itok=cowzCEJ2"},{"Nid":"1020","name":"Becoming bipedal","To_Time":"-6000000","Time_Text":"By 6 million years ago","summary":"The oldest evidence for walking on two legs comes from one of the earliest humans known,  <i>Sahelanthropus.<\/i>  Walking upright may have helped this species survive in the diverse habitats near where it lived\u2014including forests and grasslands.\r\n","image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/footprints%20copy.jpg.webp?itok=yfiv9VLQ","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/walking.png.webp?itok=1trxDlyO"},{"Nid":"1021","name":"Mostly bipedal","To_Time":"-4000000","Time_Text":"By 4 million years ago","summary":"During this time, early human species lived near open areas <italic>and<\/italic> dense woods. Their bodies had evolved in ways that enabled them to walk upright most of the time, but still climb trees. As a result, they could take advantage of both habitats. ","image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/NHB2010-02034%20LucyDiorama%20Square.jpg.webp?itok=GQf9h6Mp","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/walking_0.png.webp?itok=pIUe6VGG"},{"Nid":"1022","name":"Dawn of technology","To_Time":"-2600000","Time_Text":"By 2.6 million years ago","summary":"The earliest tools were simple stone flakes and cores. For more than 2 million years, early humans used these tools to cut, pound, crush, and access new foods\u2014including meat from large animals. ","image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/stone%20tools.jpg.webp?itok=bfguvUW-","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/tools.png.webp?itok=bNJCv3Rq"},{"Nid":"1023","name":"Rapid increase in brain size","To_Time":"-500000","Time_Text":"From 800,000\u2013200,000 years ago","summary":"Human brain size evolved most rapidly during a time of dramatic climate change. Larger, more complex brains enabled early humans of this time period to interact with each other and with their surroundings in new and different ways. As the environment became more unpredictable, bigger brains helped our ancestors survive.","image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/biggerbrains2%20copy_0.jpg.webp?itok=LJZN75Ln","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/brain.png.webp?itok=c9as76R2"},{"Nid":"1024","name":"The Turning Point","To_Time":"-12000","Time_Text":"12,000 Years Ago","summary":"Eventually, humans found they could control the growth and breeding of certain plants and animals. This discovery led to farming and herding animals, activities that transformed Earth\u2019s natural landscapes\u2014first locally, then globally. ","image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/domestication%20composite_0.jpg.webp?itok=GEHOzwsh","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/pitchfork.png.webp?itok=CCuh2VC2"},{"Nid":"1026","name":"Control of Fire","To_Time":"-800000","Time_Text":"By 800,000 years ago","summary":"Control of fire provided a new tool with several uses\u2014including cooking, which led to a fundamental change in the early human diet. Early humans probably gathered around campfires to socialize, to find comfort and warmth, to share food and information, and to find safety from predators. ","image":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_library\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons\/fire.jpg.webp?itok=jn_f9X1N","icon":"http:\/\/humanorigins.si.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/hop_team\/public\/images\/timeline\/icons_extra\/fire.png.webp?itok=R8jkysEk"}]