Homo Erectus “upright man” And their lifestyle Homo Erectus “upright man” By: Keisha Lamigo, Isabella Musa, and Jacob Honeybourn

Homo Erectus Life Around 1.5 million-250,00 years ago Lived in small groups 20-30 ppl Probably began living in Africa Migrated into Europe & Asia 1st species to walk completely upright Able to live in much wider range of environments adapt local conditions 1st homo erectus lived in Africa a mill. yrs ago Roamed over a wider area

What they looked like Tall & heavy as modern humans Taller than previous hominids Larger brain than homo habilis brain Teeth smaller than homo habilis teeth Larger teeth than modern humans teeth Skull was very thick, sloping forehead, large eyebrow ridge Massive jaw, flat face, no chin Large jaw & teeth Strong muscles to keep head upright Muscles attached to bony bump @ the back of head

Homo erectus brain Homo erectus have large brains Homo erectus brain size 54-67 cubic inches (88occ-1100cc)

Tools Possessed advance hunting techniques Made more sophisticated hand axes that could cut better Hand axes are used 4 cutting & digging Harden wooden spears

Food Hunted migrating animals Forged for plants Hunted elephants, rhinos, deer and wild boar Men spear salmon in river Woman gathered wild wheat, almonds,figs,berries,eggs,dandelion leaves Also shellfish,oysters,turtles anddriftwood for fires

Communication Capable of new skills in communication E.g. tool making and fire making Probably grunted sounds and combined simple words w/gestures in order2 communicate

Fire Had ability 2 use & eventually make fire Used in hunting by catching frightened animals Learned to cook w/fire Natural fires made meat easier 2 cut, chew, than when raw Used fire 4 light & warmth Kept wild animals away

How they made fire Using stones struck together 2 form a spark rubbing sticks together 2 create heat Before they didn’t know how 2 make fire on their own Would catch branches on fire in natural ways like lightning

Homo erectus camp: Terra Amata This site was named “Terra Amata” after the street in Nice where found Nice is in France Rich in resources Located along shore Mediterranean sea Near fresh water spring Good place 2 hunt & gather food Came 2 rebuild their huts year after year People visited the site 4 only a few days & weeks at a time

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