HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Hominidae
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Out myths , legends , fairy tales, oral traditions , family sagas , have a distill meaning from experience providing guidance for living. According to archeologists and anthropologist , the evolutionary line of descent leading to homo sapiens diverged from chimpanzees , closed primate relative of human around. This happened in eastern and southern africa. About 20-30 different species emerged , all members of hominid family humans like creatures. Their brian"s grew larger , evident from size of skull. About 2. 3 million years ago , homo habilis began to make and use simple tools. 1 million years ago , some hominid species , homo erectus began migrating from africa to eurasia. This species is associated with forte controlled use of fire. The phase of human history during which these initial migrations took place is known to scholars and paleolithic era.