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Slide Set 26C Tim Roufs section
Homo erectus in Africa
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Time 23 July 2001
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Time 23 July 2001
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Homo erectus

• Orrorin
• Ardipithecus
• Australopithecus
• Paranthropus
• Homo

• tugenensis
• ramidus
• anamensis
• afarensis
• africanus
• garhi
• aethiopicus
• boisei
• robustus
• rudolfensis ( early )
• habilis ( early )
• erectus
• sapiens

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Homo

• Genus
• Homo

• Species
• rudolfensis ( early )
• habilis ( early )
• erectus

• Java (Trinil)
• Pithecanthropus erectus
• China (Beijing)
• Homo erectus pekinensis
• Africa . . .
• Europe . . .
• sapiens

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Understanding Physical Anthropology and
Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 238
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Homo erectus
African

• East Africa
• South Africa
• North Africa

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Kottak, Physical Anthropology Archaeology (NY
McGraw-Hill, 2004), p. 202.
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Kottak, Physical Anthropology Archaeology (NY
McGraw-Hill, 2004), p. 203.
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Homo erectus
East Africa

• Olduvai
• OH 9
• East Turkana
• ER 3733
• West Turkana
• Nariokotome Boy (WT 15000)
• Ethiopia
• Konso-Gardula (KGA)

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Understanding Physical Anthropology and
Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 238
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Homo erectus
East Africa

• Olduvai
• OH 9

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A Middle Pleistocene butchering site,
Olorgesailie, Kenya Understanding Physical
Anthropology and Archaeology, 8th ed., Fig. 11-18a
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Acheulian tools, Olorgesailie, Kenya Understanding
Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 8th ed.,
Fig. 11-18b
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Olduvai Homo erectus Understanding Physical
Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 224
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Homo erectus
East Africa

• Olduvai
• OH 9
• East Turkana
• ER 3733

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KNMER 3733
http//faculty.vassar.edu/piketay/evolution/KNMER3
733.html
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ER 3733, the most complete East Turkana Homo
erectus cranium Understanding Physical
Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 224
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Homo erectus
East Africa

• Olduvai
• OH 9
• East Turkana
• ER 3733
• West Turkana
• Nariokotome Boy (WT 15000)

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KNM-WT15000 from Nariokotome, Kenya the most
complete Homo erectus specimen yet found
Understanding Physical Anthropology and
Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 235
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Homo erectus
East Africa

• Olduvai
• OH 9
• East Turkana
• ER 3733
• West Turkana
• Nariokotome Boy (WT 15000)
• Ethiopia
• Konso-Gardula (KGA)

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Homo erectus
South Africa

• Swartkrans
• SK 15 (or Homo erectus ?)

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Homo erectus
North Africa

• Algeria
• Ternifine (now Tighenif)

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Homo erectus
North Africa

• Algeria
• Ternifine (now Tighenif)
• Morocco
• Sidi Abderrahman Quarry
• Thomas Quarry
• Salé

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REM
Homo erecti are hand axe people
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