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{{cquote|In short, ''H. ergaster'' does not show significant promise of lasting as a separate taxon due to several factors. It has not been shown to be significantly different from erectus to require the designation of a new hominid species, and it has not been shown to be closer to modern humans morphologically as has been claimed by some. At this time, ergaster basically means early ''H. erectus'' from Africa.<ref>[http://archaeologyinfo.com/homo-ergaster/ Homo ergaster] ArchaeologyInfo.com, Accessed September 11, 2011.</ref>}} | {{cquote|In short, ''H. ergaster'' does not show significant promise of lasting as a separate taxon due to several factors. It has not been shown to be significantly different from erectus to require the designation of a new hominid species, and it has not been shown to be closer to modern humans morphologically as has been claimed by some. At this time, ergaster basically means early ''H. erectus'' from Africa.<ref>[http://archaeologyinfo.com/homo-ergaster/ Homo ergaster] ArchaeologyInfo.com, Accessed September 11, 2011.</ref>}} | ||
In 2002, a skull was discoverd in Ethiopia with distinctive ''Homo erectus'' features that was dated at 1 mya (by evolutionary chronology), supporting the earlier view that erectus lived in Africa when ''Homo sapiens are believed to have first evolved.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/03/22/ancestor/index.html Skull may link pre-humans to modern man] ''Cable News Network'', March 22, 2002.</ref> [[Carl Wieland]] notes that this discovery simply highlights the subjectivity of human fossil interpretation and the tight overlap between fossils that are often identified as separate species.<ref>[http://creation.com/skull-wars-new-homo-erectus-skull-in-ethiopia Skull wars: new ‘Homo erectus’ skull in Ethiopia] by Carl Wieland, ''Creation Ministries International'', March 22, 2002.</ref> | In 2002, a skull was discoverd in Ethiopia with distinctive ''Homo erectus'' features that was dated at 1 mya (by evolutionary chronology), supporting the earlier view that erectus lived in Africa when ''Homo sapiens'' are believed to have first evolved.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/03/22/ancestor/index.html Skull may link pre-humans to modern man] ''Cable News Network'', March 22, 2002.</ref> [[Carl Wieland]] notes that this discovery simply highlights the subjectivity of human fossil interpretation and the tight overlap between fossils that are often identified as separate species.<ref>[http://creation.com/skull-wars-new-homo-erectus-skull-in-ethiopia Skull wars: new ‘Homo erectus’ skull in Ethiopia] by Carl Wieland, ''Creation Ministries International'', March 22, 2002.</ref> | ||
[[File:Peking Man.jpg|thumb|120px|Peking Man Skull (replica) presented at Paleozoological Museum of China.]] | [[File:Peking Man.jpg|thumb|120px|Peking Man Skull (replica) presented at Paleozoological Museum of China.]] | ||
