1. Tanja and Elina September 2008
Human Evolution
Tanja and Elina
September 2008

2. Organize in to a family tree
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo erectus/Homo ergaster
Homo sapiens
Australopithecines
Homo habilis

3. Our family tree
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4. Southern ape of Africa (Australopithecines)
one of the earliest hominids
about 3 million years ago
brain size the same as that of a chimpanzee
signs of walking fully erect (bipedal)
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5. Homo habilis about 2.5-1.6 million years ago brain size greater
jaws less prognathic
tool use (handy man)
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6. Homo erectus/Homo ergaster
about million years ago
migrated to other continents
walked fully erect
difference in size between sexes similar to that of humans
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7. Homo neanderthalensis
about 200,000-30,000 years ago
separate line (descended from H.erectus)
lived in Europe
brain size the same as ours
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8. Homo sapiens appeared around 200,000 years ago
anatomically "the modern man"
descended from H.erectus
Out of Africa hypothesis
Multiregional hypothesis
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9. Important points brain size has tripled head shape less apelike
walking in a upright position
use of tools
family relations
culture, language, humane features (burial)