Homo erectus, one of modern humans’ direct ancestors, was a wandering bunch. After the species dispersed from Africa about two million years ago, it colonized the ancient world, which included Asia and possibly Europe.
Excavations underway at Ngandong in 2010 [Credit: (c) Russell L. Ciochon/Univ. of Iowa]But about 400,000 years ago, Homo erectus essentially vanished. The lone exception was a spot called Ngandong, on the Indonesian…
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Source: archeo