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Classifications
Homo erectus
- Name:
- Homo erectus
- Parent:
- Homo
- Age:
- 0.23 - 0.78 Ma
- Time periods:
- Calabrian, Chibanian, Pleistocene
- Cultures:
- Oldowan
Classification Tree
Homo erectus is an extinct species of human with the earliest fossils originating from about 2 million years ago. Several human species, such as Homo heidelbergensis and Homo antecessor, with the former generally considered to have been the ancestor to Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans, appear to have evolved from Homo erectus. Homo erectus specimens are among the first recognizable members of the genus Homo. They were the first human ancestor to spread throughout Europe and Asia, with a continental range extending from the Iberian Peninsula to islands in South East Asia. Homo erectus may also be ancestral to Homo floresiensis and possibly to Homo luzonensis. The last known population of H. erectus is the subspecies soloensis from Java, around 117,000–108,000 years ago.[1]
Sites
Name | Age Min | Age Max |
---|---|---|
Dmanisi | 1770000 | 1850000 |
Gongwangling Hill | 730000 | 1150000 |
LLK II (Olduvai Gorge) | 1100000 | 1200000 |
Nariokotome III (NK3) | 800000 | 2600000 |
Olduvai Gorge (FLK I) | 430000 | 2588000 |
Sangiran | 700000 | 900000 |
Swartkrans | 870000 | 2330000 |
Ternifine | ||
Trinil | 310000 | 830000 |
Zhoukoudian Locality 1 | 230000 | 780000 |
3D Models, Videos and Images
Homo erectus: cranium (Sangiran 17)
Homo erectus: cranium (Sangiran 2)
Homo erectus cranium (D2282)
Sangiran Early Man Site (UNESCO/NHK)
Dmanisi Hominids - Mysterious Archaic Human Origins Explained
National Geographic | Explorer - Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site
CNN: Will Georgia dig rewrite history?
Olorgesailie, a unique pre-historic site where hand axe tools were discovered

Calvaria Sangiran II (D)

Calvaria Sangiran II (B)

Sangiran 17-02

Homo erectus Sangiran 17 IMG 5641 BMNH

Dmanisi fossil D 2280 (Replika)

Dmanisi-D2282. Homo erectus or Homo georgicus
Dmanisi fossils D 2282 + D 211 (Replika)

Jaws from Dmanisi
Dmanisi fossils D2700 + D2735

Dmanisi cranium D2700 (C)
Dmanisi skull

Dmanisi-D3444. Homo erectus or Homo georgicus

Dmanisi fossils D 3444 + D 3900 (Replika)

D4500

Dmanisi fossils D4500 + D2600
Skull in dmanisi archaeological site

Olorgesailiesite1993(2)

Olorgesailie 002

Olorgesailie axes

Olorgesailie fossils

OlorgesailieLandscape1993

Olorgesailiesite1993(3)

Olorgesailiesite1993(4)

Olorgesailiesite1993(1)

Olorgesailiefouilles(1)

Homo Erectus shell with geometric incisions circa 500,000 BP, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands (with detail)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center - Museum - Exhibition Primeval parade 24 - Skull cap of Pithecantropus erectus, now Homo erectus

Homme de java Trinil 1502642

Guide_leaflet_(1901)_(14764020401) Trinil

Die Pithecanthropus-Schichten auf Java. Geologische und paläontologische Ergebnisse der Trinil-Expedition (1907 und 1908), page 18
Sources
Cited References
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Homo erectus
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