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Early Members of the Genus Homo Early Members of the Genus Homo
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EXPLORATIONS: AN OPEN INVITATION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
10. Early Members of the Genus Homo
Learning Objectives
DEFINING THE GENUS HOMO
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN EVOLUTION
HOMO HABILIS: THE EARLIEST MEMBERS OF OUR GENUS
Discovery and Naming
Controversies over Classification of Homo habilis
Homo habilis: Homo or Australopithecus?
HOMO HABILIS CULTURE AND LIFEWAYS
Early Stone Tools
Stone Tool Use and the Diet of Early Homo
HOMO ERECTUS: BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL INNOVATIONS
Homo erectus Anatomy
SPECIAL TOPICS: HOW WE BECAME HAIRLESS, SWEATY PRIMATES
Homo erectus in Africa
Regional Discoveries Outside Africa
Indonesia
China
Western Eurasia
Europe
HOMO ERECTUS LIFEWAYS
Tool Technology: Acheulean Tool Industry
Tool Use and Cognitive Abilities of Homo erectus
Subsistence and Diet
Meat Eating and Increased Brain Size
Evidence for Dietary Versatility in Homo erectus
Tool Use, Cooking, and Fire
Migration out of Africa
Life History
THE BIG PICTURE OF EARLY HOMO
Variability in the Fossil Record of Early Homo
Trends in the Behavior of Early Homo
Review Questions
Key Terms
For Further Exploration
References
Acknowledgments
Figure Attributions