1. Slide Set #26B: Homo erectus II - B
Tim Roufs’ section
European Homo erectus

2. Time 23 July 2001

3. Time 23 July 2001

4. Homo erectus Orrorin Ardipithecus Australopithecus Paranthropus Homo
tugenensis
ramidus
anamensis
afarensis
africanus
garhi
aethiopicus
boisei
robustus
rudolfensis ( “early” )
habilis ( “early” )
erectus
sapiens

5. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 238

6. Homo rudolfensis ( “early” ) Homo habilis ( “early” ) erectus sapiens
Genus
Homo
Species
rudolfensis ( “early” )
habilis ( “early” )
erectus
Java (Trinil)
Pithecanthropus erectus
China (Beijing)
Homo erectus pekinensis
Africa . . .
Europe . . .
sapiens

7. Kottak, Physical Anthropology & Archaeology (NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004), p

8. Kottak, Physical Anthropology & Archaeology (NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004), p

9. European Homo erectus Atapuerca (Spain) Gran Dolina
Heidelberg (Germany)
Homo heidelbergensis ?

10. European Homo erectus Atapuerca (Spain) Gran Dolina ca. 800,000 ybp
May be the last common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans
Homo antecessor?

15. European Homo erectus Atapuerca (Spain) Gran Dolina
Heidelberg (Germany)
Homo heidelbergensis ?

18. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 238

19. scientific classsification
Homo erectus
scientific classsification
Homo erectus erectus
(Java)
Homo erectus pekinensis
(China)
Homo erectus mauritanicus
(North Africa)
Homo erectus heidelbergensis ? (Germany)

20. Homo erecti \ are hand axe people
Homo erectus
REM
Homo erecti \
are hand axe people

21. http://www. beloit. edu/~museum/logan/paleoexhibit/paleobritain