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Homo erectus
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Homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, spanning nearly 2 million years. It is the first human species to evolve a humanlike body plan and gait, to leave Africa and c
Homo erectus
In 1868, Ernst Haeckel suggested early humans dispersed from the now-disproven hypothetical continent "Lemuria".
In 1868, Ernst Haeckel suggested early humans dispersed from the now-disproven hypothetical continent "Lemuria".
Artistic depiction of a group of Homo erectus georgicus, based on early hominin discoveries from Dmanisi.
Artistic depiction of a group of Homo erectus georgicus, based on early hominin discoveries from Dmanisi.
H. e. georgicus (above) represents one of the earliest dispersals out of Africa about 1.8 million years ago.
H. e. georgicus (above) represents one of the earliest dispersals out of Africa about 1.8 million years ago.
Early expansions of hominins out of Africa
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Several expansions of populations of archaic humans out of Africa and throughout Eurasia took place in the course of the Lower Paleolithic, and into the beginning Middle Paleolithic, between about 2.1
Bab-el-Mandeb strait
Bab-el-Mandeb strait