Homo erectus

An extinct human species that lived in Africa and Eurasia, with body proportions suited to long-distance walking. It was among the earliest hominins to spread beyond Africa.

Homo habilis: An early human species known from African fossils, often dated to about 2.4–1.4 million years ago. Its earlier African fossils help frame debates about which populations gave rise to Homo erectus.
Hominin: A member of the human lineage after its divergence from the lineage of chimpanzees. Homo erectus belongs to the broader evolutionary group defined by this term.
Acheulean: A Lower Paleolithic stone-tool tradition known especially for large bifacial handaxes. Acheulean tools are associated with many Homo erectus populations, though not all.
Nariokotome Boy: A nearly complete Homo erectus skeleton, also called Turkana Boy, found in Kenya and dating to about 1.6 million years ago. Its skeleton provides unusually detailed evidence of the species’ body proportions and growth.
Human evolution: The evolutionary history of humans and their extinct relatives. Homo erectus occupies a major but debated position in this branching history.
Dmanisi hominins: Early hominin fossils from Dmanisi, Georgia, dating to about 1.8 million years ago. They document an early Homo erectus dispersal beyond Africa.
Paleoanthropology: The study of human evolution through fossils, archaeology, and related evidence. Its methods combine skeletal and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the species.
Oldowan: An early stone-tool industry characterized by simple flakes and cores. Its simpler tools contrast with the handaxes common in later Homo erectus contexts.
Zhoukoudian: A cave complex near Beijing that preserves Middle Pleistocene hominin fossils and archaeological remains. Its deposits preserve many Homo erectus fossils alongside traces of stone-tool use.
Homo antecessor: An extinct human species known from fossils in Spain, dating to roughly 1.2 million years ago and later. Its relationship to Homo erectus and later Eurasian humans remains disputed.

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