Homo erectus
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Homo erectus (erect or upright man) was the name first put forth by Ernst Mayr to unify the classification of Asian fossils.
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Java Man
- Main Article: Java Man
The fossil commonly known as Java Man was found in 1891 by Eugene Dubois. Dubois, who was a former student of Ernst Haeckel, had become intent on discovering the missing link that his mentor believed had evolved somewhere in Africa or East Asia. After years of excavations with the assistance of forced laborers, they dug up a tooth and skullcap on the banks of the Solo River on Java island (an island of Indonesia). The skullcap was ape-like, having a low forehead and large eyebrow ridges. The following year and about forty feet away, the workmen uncovered a thigh bone that was clearly human. Due to the close proximity of the find, Dubois assumed they belonged to the same creature. Dubois then named the find Pithecanthropus erectus (erect ape-man). In the 1950s, it was renamed Homo erectus.
Peking Man
- Main Article: Peking Man
Another famous specimen of Homo erectus was discovered around 1927 near Beijing (Peking), China. It is sometimes called Peking Man and sometimes Beijing Man. Peking Man was originally placed in the genus Sinanthropus (Sinanthropus pekinensis), but is currently grouped with Homo erectus.
Turkana Boy
(1984)
HUMAN BRAIN "The foremost American experts on human brain evolution Dean Falk of the State University of New York at Albany and Ralph Holloway of Columbia University usually disagree, but even they agree that Broca's area is present in a skull from East Turkana known as 1470. Philip Tobias...renowned brain expert from South Africa concurs." Anthro Quest: The Leakey's Foundation News. No.43 (Spring 91) p.13
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