Physical Anthropology: Homo Erectus

1. Introduction/General Informationa. A Dutch anatomist named Eugene Dubois is responsible for the discovery of military personnel erectus. b. Fossils and remains were found in 1891 on the island of Java. c. man erectus is an extinct hominid that lived between 1.6 million and 250,000 years ago. d. Homo erectus is thought to have evolved in Africa from another human ancestor known as Homo habiliswhich happens to be the first member of the genus Homo. e. Homo erectus dispersed into Asia more than than 1.3 million years ago and then into Europe about 400,000 years ago.2. Physical exposition (What did they look like?)a. Anatomically and physiologically, Homo erectus is similar to modern humans except for a slightly heavier bone structure. b. The size of its braincase is not that antithetic from Homo sapiens, however the cranial bones are much bigger than that of either Homo habilis or modern humans. c. There was a progressive reduction in sexual dimorphism, until there was a simila r ration between the two sexes. d. Proportions of the limbs to the body are much more like those of modern humans. implements of war are not long and ape-like in relation to the Homo habilis.3. Diet & Technologya. The adapted technological uses of Homo erectus was said to be significantly more complex than that of its predecessors. b. They made use of stone tools, other varieties of tools created from wood, and fire. c. Interestingly, they created and seasonally resided in oval-shaped huts. d. Homo erectus populations used these huts while also living a life that consisted of endure based on a combination of intense hunting and the gathering of shellfish and plant foods e. With intense competition for food against large predators, in an environs subject to frequent changes, theoretically caused certain Homo erectus subsets to invent new tools etc. f. As for most hunter gatherers, their diet would have consisted of red meat, effortless shellfish, roots, leaves, nuts, berries, wil d grasses, honey and birds eggs.4. Behaviors/Social Interactionsa. round researchers considered the social aspects of the species closer to those of modern man than the groups who came before it. b. Members of the Homo erectus species might have communicated with a sort of pre-language. c. Some African sites had remains that showed evidence that despite the human-like anatomy of the species members were physically incapable of making sounds associated with modern language.5. Conclusiona. A brief summary of the characteristics and lifestyle of the one time existent Homo erectus