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- "Homo erectus"
- variation but referred to collectively as "homo erectus"
- it's a different grade
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| Morphology of "Homo erectus" |
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- variation but shared several common traits
- body size: increase in height & weight, robust
- brain size: cranial size most obvious difference from early homo
- cranial shape: brow ridge is large; forehead is low; cranium is wide at the base
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- Nariokotome - frequently called "homo ergaster"
- the most complete "homo erectus" skeleton ever found
- discovered in West Turkana, Africa
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| The Earliest African Emigrants |
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- emigration out of African earlier than previously thought
- "homo erectus" appears East African
- similar hominins at Dmanisi site
- Early "homo erectus" found in Java, Indonesia
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- front of skull looks more like the smaller "early homo" specimens from East Africa
- stone tools not as advanced as Acheulian tools that are associated with homo erectus
- seems to be early primitive form of "homo erectus"
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- seeks "missing link"
- joined Dutch East Indian Army
- discovered Pithecanthropus Erectus in Java
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| Zhoukoudian "Homo erectus" |
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- discovered fossils at Zhoukoudian cave
- largest collection of "homo erectus" material anywhere
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| Cultural Remains at Zhoukoudian |
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- more than 100,000 artifacts recovered
- cave occupied for thousands of years
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| Way of Life: Traditional View |
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- hunter
- gatherer
- used fire
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| Way of Life: Challenged Ideas |
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- probably not a hunter
- probably didn't make fire
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| East African "Homo erectus" |
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- thinner cranial bones
- some argue that the African and Asian "erectus" finds should classified as separate species
- term "homo ergaster" for African remains
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- West Europe, Spain
- Includes two sites with fossils: Sima del Elefanta & Gran Dolina
- oldest hominin found in western Europe
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