Species |
Time |
Physical Traits |
Tools |
Brain Size |
Location |
Austrolapithious“Lucy” |
3 million BC |
Jutting jaw Heavy brow Flaring cheeks Apelike teeth Heavy muscles |
Rocks |
³500 cm3 |
Africa |
Homo habilus“Handy Man” |
2 million BC |
Heavy muscles Curved fingers Powerful jaw Bipedal Powerful legs |
Stone tools Saw fire |
³ 735 cm3 |
Africa |
Homo erectus“Java Man” |
1.5 million BC |
Heavy muscles Vaulted braincage Massive eyebrow ridges Bony chest |
Spears Knives Hunters Gathers Made fire |
850cm3 to 1400 cm3 |
Africa Asia Europe |
|
Homo sapien neanderthalis “Cro Magnon” |
25 000 BC |
Low forehead Broad nose Thick eyebrow ridges Short limbs Stocky bodies |
Spoken language Sophisticated tools Hunted large animals |
1200cm3 to 1650 cm3 |
Africa Asia Europe America Australia |
|
Homo sapien sapien “Moderns” |
10 000 BC |
High foreheads Curving noses Large jaw Small teeth (look in the mirror |
Made clothing Strong shelters Efficient fires Necklaces Oil lamps |
1400 cm 3 to
1800 cm3 |
Global |