Homo erectus, one of our ancestors in the line of human evolution, existed for approximately 1.8 million years. They were the first human ancestors known to master the use of fire, tools, and ...

These human ancestors weren’t as lonely as experts thought Researchers uncovered Homo erectus skull fragments within 176.5 million cubic feet of sand. Andrew Paul May 16, 2025 2:01 PM EDT ...

For example, Homo erectus lived from at least 1.89 million to 110,000 years ago, originating in Africa before spreading into Asia and possibly parts of Europe.

Original fossil (ATE7-1) alongside the mirrored right side by means of virtual 3D imaging techniques of the face of a hominin assigned to Homo aff. erectus found in level the TE7 of Sima del ...