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Homo erectus

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Long ago, a new kind of person lived. They walked on two legs. They used big stone tools. They even used fire. They lived in many far places.

Pièce bifaciale Saint-Acheul La Garenne Archéologie Nationale 01042018.jpg
Pièce bifaciale Saint-Acheul La Garenne Archéologie Nationale 01042018.jpg
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File:Hypothetical sketch of the monophylitic origin and of the diffusion of the 12 varieties of men from Lemuria over the earth LCCN2014649358.jpg
Hypothetical sketch of the monophylitic...
File:Dmanisi fossils D 2282 + D 211 (Replika).JPG
Dmanisi fossils D 2282 + D 211 (Replika).JPG
File:Spreading homo sapiens la.svg
Spreading homo sapiens la.svg
File:Solo Man reconstruction.png
Solo Man reconstruction.png
File:Neanderthal Museum 15.jpg
Neanderthal Museum 15.jpg
File:Homo erectus skull cross-section.png
Homo erectus skull cross-section.png
File:Megalochelys AMNH.jpg
Megalochelys AMNH.jpg
File:Pièce bifaciale Saint-Acheul La Garenne Archéologie Nationale 01042018.jpg
Pièce bifaciale Saint-Acheul La Garenne...
File:Homo-erectus Turkana-Boy (Ausschnitt) Fundort Nariokotome, Kenia, Rekonstruktion im Neanderthal Museum.jpg
Homo-erectus Turkana-Boy (Ausschnitt)...
File:Dmanisi fossils D 3444 + D 3900 (Replika).jpg
Dmanisi fossils D 3444 + D 3900 (Replika).jpg
File:Homo Erectus shell with geometric incisions circa 500,000 BP, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands (with detail).jpg
Homo Erectus shell with geometric...
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