Homo Erectus Characteristics

The "homo erectus" was a type of hominids that ceased to exist approximately 300,000 years ago, they were hominids that had a high stature (175-180), his mental capacity was not very advanced, but it was superior to that of the hominids before him. It is the hominid antecedent that spread the most throughout the planet and it is estimated that its origin was in Africa, along with all the hominids that predate the current human being.

His remains have appeared in various places such as: in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Although it is believed that homo sapiens already emigrated in America, there are new theories that try to prove the opposite.

Main aspects and some characteristics of homo erectus:

1. Dissemination

Homo erectus has been found in very diverse places and they have been defined as:

1. Homo erectus = Javanese man
2. Homo erectus Pequinensis = Peking Man
3. Homo erectus Solensis = Man alone
4. Homo erectus Lantianensis = Latian man
5. Homo Ereactus Yuanmovensis = Man of Yuanmonu

2. Walk upright

Homo erectus was distinguished by walking upright, an aspect that allowed it to see long stretches and improved its ability to hunt.

3. Brain Capacity

Homo erectus had a brain capacity that ranged from 1100 to 1200 cubic centimeters, which is very distant from that of current man who reaches 1600 but is higher than his predecessors.

4. Height

 The stature of Homo erectus was very high, it was even believed greater than that of many modern men, in areas where the man has a stature of 170 On average, as in the Far East, Homo erectus reached 180 m in height and it is even believed that some individuals reached 190 m in height. height.

5. Appearance

The appearance of the homo erectus was basically simian, with a broad head on the bottom and narrow on the top; he still had a lot of hair covering his body although his appearance was already similar to homo sapiens sapiens. There are some researchers who believe that if there were any alive today, he could easily be mistaken for a modern man.

6.- Language

It is not known if homo erectus could use spoken language, due to the structure of its remains a theory arises that argues its inability to speaks by the placement of his pharynx and buccal cords, although there are also those who believe that he was able to communicate in spoken form, but primitive.

7. Feeding

 Homo erectus' diet was one of the first omnivores, since its diet was mainly carnivorous and supplemented with herbs, fruits, seeds and some plants.

8. Culture

The homo erectus culture seems to have disappeared with them, as they did not have writing, apparently the only thing they left are some paintings cave paintings and some utensils or artifacts created, which lead us to theories, but which cannot be considered as true until checked. There are some hunting weapons that allow us to give us an idea of ​​their way of life. What has been distinguished is that homo erectus was able to conquer and dominate fire, which allowed it to cook its food, but there is no news that they dominated metals or navigation.

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