Early Homo erectus (Homo erectus ergaster) and The First Exodus from Africa



Homo erectus (ergaster)

Age: 1.8-1.3 Million

Place Ethiopia

Cranial Capacity ~800-1,000cc

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About 1.7 million years ago we see evidence of a new technology for manufacturing stone tool. Called the Acheulean, it was an industry of symmetrical tools, and it indicates the preconception of a desired form.

Along with these new types of tools, brain growth accelerates. It seems likely that this growth is related to new forms of behavior and increased behavioral flexibility. The earliest human ancestors outside Africa show up at 1.8 million years ago, and are referred to by most as early Homo erectus or Homo erectus ergaster




ER 3733, <i>Homo erectus ergaster</i> from Koobi Fora

ER 3733, Homo erectus ergaster from Koobi Fora
Early <i>Homo erectus</i>

Early Homo erectus

 

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