Criteria of morphology, taxonomy, reconstructions, tools, brain size, and language are evaluated as possible indicators of the humanity of particular man-like fossils. Depth sequence of hominid fossils is discussed with particular reference to three instances in which skulls that resemble modern man are buried deeper in the strata than others that are judged to be "primitive" by evolutionists. These data are related finally to evolutionism and special creationism, and an unanswered question is posed.