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Homo erectus is believed to have spread from Africa to parts of Europe and Asia, with fossil remains found in regions such as Java, China, and Georgia. Their spread is seen as an early example of human migration out of Africa.
Homo erectus remains have been found over a very wide area, although most discoveries have been in Africa, Indonesia and China. This does not mean these were the places which had the biggest populations though, it is just the places where most remains are preserved and discovered. Homo erectus is believed to be the first hominid to leave Africa
Fossil sites of Homo erectus have been found primarily in Africa and Asia. Key locations include sites in East Africa (such as Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania) and in East and Southeast Asia (such as Zhoukoudian in China and Sangiran in Indonesia).
Not an easy question to answer, especially considering recent discoveries in Sima de los Huesos, Spain (400,000 year old DNA) and Dmanisi, Georgia (2 million year old fossils). These two finds represent the oldest remains, and are forcing archaeologists to redefine human.
Eugene Dubois (Dutch) found what we now call a homo erectus in East Java in the 18 90's.Several unnamed Chinese archeologists found remains that were described by Davidson Black (Canada) and Franz Weidenreich (Germany)
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Homo erectus is believed to have spread from Africa to parts of Europe and Asia, with fossil remains found in regions such as Java, China, and Georgia. Their spread is seen as an early example of human migration out of Africa.
Some specialists that study prehistory include archaeologists, paleoanthropologists, and paleontologists. Archaeologists study human history through material remains, paleoanthropologists study human evolution through fossil evidence, and paleontologists study ancient life forms through fossil records.
Homo erectus remains have been found over a very wide area, although most discoveries have been in Africa, Indonesia and China. This does not mean these were the places which had the biggest populations though, it is just the places where most remains are preserved and discovered. Homo erectus is believed to be the first hominid to leave Africa
To date, fossil evidence shows that humans existed in the Western Hemisphere as far back as 10,000 BC BCE. There is also evidence of tools that also match the fossil remains.
Robin Dennell has written: 'The purity of prehistoric crops' 'Early hominin landscapes in Northern Pakistan' -- subject(s): Animal remains (Archaeology), Antiquities, Environmental archaeology, Fossil Primates, Fossil hominids, Homo erectus, Human remains (Archaeology), Paleoanthropology 'Seeds from a medieval sewer in Woolster Street, Plymouth'
Homo erectus is estimated to have weighed between 88-150 pounds (40-68 kilograms) on average, with males typically being larger and heavier than females. These estimates are based on fossil remains and comparisons to modern humans and other hominid species.
Fossil sites of Homo erectus have been found primarily in Africa and Asia. Key locations include sites in East Africa (such as Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania) and in East and Southeast Asia (such as Zhoukoudian in China and Sangiran in Indonesia).
The earliest fossil remains of canis species are seven to nine million years ago, making dogs relative newcomers.
"Homo erectus" means "upright man" in Latin, a name that reflects the species' distinctive upright posture and bipedal locomotion. The name was first proposed by paleoanthropologist Eugène Dubois in 1892 based on fossil remains he discovered in Java.
Wikipedia on Homo Erectus: "[...] the earliest first fossil evidence dating to around 1.8 million years ago and the most recent to around 300,000 years ago." Therefore it is reasonably safe to assume that they didn't survive quite much longer than 300,000 years ago, until new and younger fossils of Homo Erectus are found. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus
The excavation of the fossil was hard for the paleontologist.