Dr. Henry Gee

Homo erectus is, as far as we know, the first hominin to spread out of Africa and spread all over Eurasia. There are tools from China that are over 2 million years old. There are remains of Homo erectus-like animals or hominins in Spain that are not quite as old. Now, Homo erectus would have no concept of a continent called Africa or that it was leaving it.

Homo erectus is, as far as we know, the first hominin to spread out of Africa and spread all over Eurasia. There are tools from China that are over 2 million years old. There are remains of Homo erectus-like animals or hominins in Spain that are not quite as old. Now, Homo erectus would have no concept of a continent called Africa or that it was leaving it.

What they were doing was following the game because the savannah spread all through Africa, all through southwestern Asia and into Europe, right down into Java. So they were following the savannah. So, in fact, Homo erectus was first found in Java by Eugene Dubois. It's in Southeast Asia. Yeah, it was first thought of as a giant gibbon, Pythocanthropus.

What they were doing was following the game because the savannah spread all through Africa, all through southwestern Asia and into Europe, right down into Java. So they were following the savannah. So, in fact, Homo erectus was first found in Java by Eugene Dubois. It's in Southeast Asia. Yeah, it was first thought of as a giant gibbon, Pythocanthropus.

What they were doing was following the game because the savannah spread all through Africa, all through southwestern Asia and into Europe, right down into Java. So they were following the savannah. So, in fact, Homo erectus was first found in Java by Eugene Dubois. It's in Southeast Asia. Yeah, it was first thought of as a giant gibbon, Pythocanthropus.

And it was only when more of the same kind were found in China that Pythocanthropus and Sinanthropus, as it was, were united into Homo erectus, and they were realized to be much more close to humans. Another thing that...

And it was only when more of the same kind were found in China that Pythocanthropus and Sinanthropus, as it was, were united into Homo erectus, and they were realized to be much more close to humans. Another thing that...

And it was only when more of the same kind were found in China that Pythocanthropus and Sinanthropus, as it was, were united into Homo erectus, and they were realized to be much more close to humans. Another thing that...

put them fairly close to humans in certainly in those days was the was the discovery that homo erectus used fire whether they just used opportunistic bits of fire and carried burning bits around or whether they had learned to actually make fire is a moot point so there's some very exciting evidence that i can't tell you about about the earliest

put them fairly close to humans in certainly in those days was the was the discovery that homo erectus used fire whether they just used opportunistic bits of fire and carried burning bits around or whether they had learned to actually make fire is a moot point so there's some very exciting evidence that i can't tell you about about the earliest

put them fairly close to humans in certainly in those days was the was the discovery that homo erectus used fire whether they just used opportunistic bits of fire and carried burning bits around or whether they had learned to actually make fire is a moot point so there's some very exciting evidence that i can't tell you about about the earliest

the earliest occurrence of fire starting as opposed to fire usage. But if I told you that, I'd have to kill you. So I can't tell you about that. Not now, not yet. Next time, Henry. But also, Homo erectus made wonderful stone tools, these teardrop-shaped stone tools called hand axes. which are found all over the Eurasia and Africa.

the earliest occurrence of fire starting as opposed to fire usage. But if I told you that, I'd have to kill you. So I can't tell you about that. Not now, not yet. Next time, Henry. But also, Homo erectus made wonderful stone tools, these teardrop-shaped stone tools called hand axes. which are found all over the Eurasia and Africa.

the earliest occurrence of fire starting as opposed to fire usage. But if I told you that, I'd have to kill you. So I can't tell you about that. Not now, not yet. Next time, Henry. But also, Homo erectus made wonderful stone tools, these teardrop-shaped stone tools called hand axes. which are found all over the Eurasia and Africa.

Some are small, some are big, and they're made of different kinds of rock, but that is the signature artifact of Homo erectus. And they may also have scratched scratches on tools, on shells. There are some shells from Eugène Dubois' excavations in Java that show signs of crosshatch scratching.

Some are small, some are big, and they're made of different kinds of rock, but that is the signature artifact of Homo erectus. And they may also have scratched scratches on tools, on shells. There are some shells from Eugène Dubois' excavations in Java that show signs of crosshatch scratching.

Some are small, some are big, and they're made of different kinds of rock, but that is the signature artifact of Homo erectus. And they may also have scratched scratches on tools, on shells. There are some shells from Eugène Dubois' excavations in Java that show signs of crosshatch scratching.

They may also have been capable of some limited watercraft because there are remains of homo erectus, homo erectus certainly there, artifacts in islands in island Southeast Asia that they could not possibly have reached over land even when there were land bridges joining them.

They may also have been capable of some limited watercraft because there are remains of homo erectus, homo erectus certainly there, artifacts in islands in island Southeast Asia that they could not possibly have reached over land even when there were land bridges joining them.

They may also have been capable of some limited watercraft because there are remains of homo erectus, homo erectus certainly there, artifacts in islands in island Southeast Asia that they could not possibly have reached over land even when there were land bridges joining them.