Homo erectus Essays

The H. erectus Turkana Boy is a nearly complete set of 108 bones. He is about 63 in tall with hips and limbs that are much similar to that of the H. sapiens. These features signal the beginning of a major alteration in the bipedal locomotion. More specifically the curvatures of his spine, the orientation and balancing of hips, and the presence of a barrel-shaped rib cage like that of a modern human contrary to the funnel-shaped rib cage of apes indicate that the Turkana Boy was fully adapted to

The Dmanisi skull 4, also known as D3444 with its mandible D3900, is one of five Homo erectus skulls discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia. Described in a publication in October 2006, it is believed to be about 1.8 million years old. Dmanisi D3444/D3900 is believed to be a Homo erectus adult female with a marked edentulous (toothless) grin. The cranium (D3444) was found first in 2002 and the mandible (D3900) was found later in 2004, immediately adjacent to the spot the cranium was found. The brain has an

Geologists dated the fossils to be 1.9 million-years-old which makes this species younger than Australopithecus africanus and contemporary with Homo habilis. This, along with the mix of Homo and Australopithecine traits, led Berger to the theorize that this species was a descendant of A. africanus because of its location, and ancestor to Homo ergaster because of the Homo traits. Berger 's theory would thereby toss A. afarensis and H. habilis into the junk drawer where hominid dead ends are kept. The fossils

of ours. That's small! They didn't eat much protein, which didn't help their brain grow. After Australopithecus comes Homo Habilis, who had a brain about 1/2 size of ours, because he ate much more meat than Australopithecus. It was still small because he didn't eat as much meat as later hominids, and he ate it raw. Homo Habilis had good problem shoving skills. Next, Homo Erectus was fairly smart. They ate a ton of cooked meat, which helped their brains grow much larger, and gave them better reasoning

DuBois found the first specimen of the Java Man, he was instantly convinced that he had discovered the missing piece of the puzzle of human evolution. The Java Man was the perfect linkage between man and ape thus earning the name Pithecanthropus erectus, or the upright walking chimp (Carroll 92). His findings of a skull cap, thigh, and molar all found within the same area at Trinil suggested that his finding was the perfect intermediate. The skull cap had a braincase capacity of only 1,000 cc, shorter

Background Homo Floresiensis, also known as the “Hobbit”, derived from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series, was discovered in the Liang Bua cave on the island of Flores in eastern Indonesia in October 2004. Two individuals were found in the cave, a “nearly complete skeleton” from one (LB1), and the “isolated lower premolar” from the second (LB2), (Groves, 2007). LB1 dates to about 18,000 years ago, while LB2 is much older (Groves, 2007). From the remains of the skeleton, (LB1), we understand that it

Around 2.5 million years ago, the first humans began to appear. They were more sophisticated and developed than that of the great ape family. Since this evolution, both our ancestors and modern humans have felt a yearning to share personal stories. In the preface of The Storytelling Animal, Jonathan Gottschall touches on this subject by contradicting that if monkeys were left in a room with a computer they would eventually write Hamlet word for word. The human mind is obsessed with stories and

Animism was the first ever religion to grace the world, hailing from Africa over 100,000 years ago. As the world evolved, more and more people converted themselves into different doctrines that would make up the over 4,100 religions that we have today. Two are Judaism and Buddhism. Buddhism started with a man called Siddhartha Gautama, the ancient Buddha that started it all. He was born in Lumbini (in present-day Nepal) during the 5th century BCE. The religion is one of the most prominent religions

Cranioplasty is the surgical repair of acquired or congenital defects of cranium.[1] Archeological evidences suggest that in prehistorical era , cranial defect reconstruction was done with gold, silver and shells. Later it was followed by the use of bone grafts, metal and plastics.[2,3]Apart from metals like titanium, Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is the latest material being used for cranioplasty. It was first utilized in 1940 and can be moulded intraoperatively by hands or using 3D printed models

While the true origins of modern humans or homo sapiens is shrouded in mystery, there are some things that we do know, there are some things we can speculate about and there are some things that are still just guesses. It is believed that the earlies homo sapiens originated around 200,000 years ago, but it has not been proved exactly when they appeared. It is also believed that early humans were a nomadic people that had to live on the move to follow resources and food. They had to make use of the

The reason Homo erectus was able to migrate and separate itself from other hominids was due to its dexterity, change of anatomy, use of tools, and intellectual abilities. For starters, the change in its anatomy helped keep its temperature controlled, allowing for changes in climate. The widening of nostrils allowed for air to warmup in its circulation, the longer legs allowed for longer periods of walking, and the changes to the skull provided more cushioning for the brain. This lead the way in being

Notes: Also called Ötzi the Iceman, the Similaun Man, the Man from Hauslabjoch, the Tyrolean Iceman, Homo tyrolensis, and the Hauslabjoch mummy) is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE,[2][3] more precisely between 3359 and 3105 BCE, with a 66% chance that he died between 3239 and 3105 BCE.[4] The mummy was found in September 1991 in the Ötztal Alps, hence the nickname "Ötzi", near the Similaun mountain and Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy.[5] He is

The Taung Child is the fossilised skull of a young Australopithecus africanus. When this 3 year child's skull was found in 1924, it was one of the first early human fossils to be found in South Africa. It was discovered by Raymond Dart through a local quarrymen. The Taung Child’s first molars had only just begun to rupture through the gum suggesting that the fossilized jaw belongs to a child. Upon closer inspection of the hominid’s dental development, crown formation, and root length suggest the

The buzzing of the chainsaw blares throughout the Amazon Rainforest; birds flock to the sky, tigers dash away, scared for their safety and home as the chainsaw is destroying it. The chainsaw slices through the rough, brown exterior of the trees, one by one leaving none standing. Brazil used to have the highest deforestation rate, although the rate has gone down, it is still occurring in Brazil. As stated in the article “17 Important Pros and Cons of deforestation”, from Green Garage, it clarifies

When the first versions of ourselves appear between seven and six million years ago in the southern and eastern parts of Africa we brought a small era of human life into the world. When I say small I mean it compared to the universe. We only started to make and use simple tools 3.4 million years ago. Our early stages we were hunters and gatherers but then we planted crops because of the growing population. We only first develop International crop planting in 9000 B.C.E. in the Fertile Crescent.

In the beginning, there was nothing, and that continued for some time. Then, around 45,000 years ago, humans came trudging out of the primordial soup, and that was something. In about 40,000 BCE, humans first started to create art in what would become known today as the Paleolithic Era. This era is vital to our artistic history because, for the first time, humans were creating true representations, “literally, the presenting again—in different and substitute form—of something observed” (Kleiner

From the beginning of the Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age and the evolution of homo species, about 2.6 million years ago, humans have adapted to the environment and climate in many ways becoming more innovative and instinctive as time progressed. Although the first humans had primitive survival skills and lived very different lifestyles compared to recent times, their discoveries were the beginning of innovation and the development of technology. As time progressed and the Neolithic (New Stone) Age began

Homo naledi is a new species discovered to be part of the human ancestral linage. The discovery was, made in South Africa at a place called the star cave. This writing will discuss the interesting traits of the Homo naledi and proceed to state why this discovery is as interesting to the anthropologist community. Homo Naledi comes forth as the largest fossil find ever made in the African continent with 1550 fossil elements. What is so interesting to the anthropologist community is, Homo naledi

hominids originated was the Australopithecus afarensis species, which were Lucy and other members of her species. They lived somewhere between 3.9 and 3.0 million years ago. Five species that are from the Homo genus are Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo sapiens. One extinction that occurred was at end Permian, at the end of the Paleozoic era which wiped out about 90% of all species which may be caused by volcanism, meteor, global warming, sea-level

Was the survival of the Homo Habilis unique compared to the other Homo species? The Homo Habilis or the Handy man as their better known, were the first ever hominids to adapt and survive in the prehistoric environment. 1.5 million years ago, the lands of Eastern and Southern Africa were ruled by the species “Homo Habilis.” They were named “Handy man” because their use of tools were linked to the evolution of tool technology. The faces of the Homo Habilis were lightly built and their large thumbs