Our Ancestors 3, Homo Erectus

Julia examines a recreated H. Erectus head. A world map showing Erectus was all over West & central Africa, Spain & Asia all the way to Korea & Java. Acheulean culture hand axes. Text: Our Ancestors Episode 3, Homo Erectus (Randy Man) was the longest surviving human species. Population pressures from its devotion to sex caused it to range from England to Korea but also stopped it innovating, making identical hand axes for nearly 2 million years.

Homo Erectus (Randy Man) was the longest surviving human species.

Population pressures from its devotion to sex caused it to range from England to Korea but also stopped it innovating, making identical hand axes for nearly 2 million years.