ANT200H5 Lecture Notes - Homo Ergaster, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis
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Pleoistocene (ice ages) is dated from : 1. 8million years ago to 12 kya. There was a constant transition between the warmer and more colder conditions. {biology: homo ergaster, a separate species to homo ergaster is homo erectus homo heidelbergensis, homo neanderthalensis (homo neanderthals, homo sapiens. We don"t know how long homo erectus survived along for. Lake turkana in south africa is key to homo ergaster and it dates to 1. 6 million years ago. East turkana : dates back from 1. 6 to 1. 5 million years ago, the knm-er 3733 skull can be found there. West turkana: dates back to 1. 5 million years ago, the skeleton of a 12 year old is what the site is best known for of a boy, lucy is also well known to the site. Swartkrans: dates back to 1. 6 million years ago. Fire was a key change for homo during this time period especially at this site.
