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The extinct ancient human Homo erectus is a species of firsts. It was the first of our relatives to have human-like body proportions, with shorter arms and longer legs relative to its torso. It was also the first known hominin to migrate out of Africa, and possibly the first to cook food.
What new things did Homo ergaster erectus do?
Homo erectus were very successful in creating cultural technologies that allowed them to adapt to new environmental opportunities. They were true pioneers in developing human culture and in expanding their geographic range beyond Africa to populate tropical and subtropical zones elsewhere in the Old World.
Did Homo erectus affect humans?
New excavations in Indonesia and dating analyses by scientists show that modern humans never co-existed with Homo erectus. ... Homo erectus went extinct in Africa and much of Asia about 500,000 years ago, but appeared to survive in Indonesia until about 35,000 to 50,000 years ago at the site of Ngandong on the Solo River.
