Ancestry of Homo erectus

Document Type:Research Paper

Subject Area:Anthropology

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The first one maintains that Homo erectus might be an alternative name for Home ergaster, and thus the direct forefather of later hominids like Homo sapiens, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo heidelbergensis. The second classification reveals that it might be the Asian species dissimilar from African ergaster. This is to say; Homo ergaster could be the African variation of Homo erectus. Zanolli et al. (2017) assert that there are two theories concerning the origin of Homo erectus. Homo erectus was the first human species to discover fire which helps them to adapt to the environment in many ways. Fire offered a source of protection, warmth, a means for cooking food and enhancement on hunting (Zanolli et al. These cultural improvements enabled for cultural innovations, human geographic dispersal, and changes to behavior and diet.

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