Homo Erectus The First Dispersal

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Homo Erectus The First Dispersal http://musicafil.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/carte_homo-erectus_migratio.gif Homo Erectus

Africa’s Great Rift Valley

Homo habilis 2.5 million years, BP First Toolmaker: Oldowan Tools

Technology: Oldowan Tool Kit

Homo erectus/Homo Ergaster At E. Turkana by 1.7 million BP Dmanisi Georgia (Caucasus) By 1.8-1.7 million years, BP Java by 1.6 million years, BP China by 780,000 years, BP

Biocultural Evolution Larger Body Size Encephalization & Culture Precision Grip & Fine Motor Skills

Technology: Acheulian Tool Kit Dmanisi Tools: Hand ax Chopper

Encephalization Hunting and Cooking? Mean Cranial Capacity: 900 cubic cm. Nuchal Torus Supraorbital Torus Post-cranial Skeleton Hunting and Cooking?

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