Homo Habilis
Introductions
Homo Habilis was as known as ‘Handy Man’ in Latin. They were named 'Handy Man' because they made primitive tools for surviving better. They existed one to two million years ago. They were the first direct ancestor of humans. They were about 4.5 feet or 1.4 m. They walk more upright than Australopithecines. They had smaller, longer and narrower face than Australopithecines. They had lighter jaws, smaller teeth, and larger brain. Their brain is about 650 to 800 cc, and modern humans’ brain is about 1500 to 1800, which means a Homo Habilis’ brain is still half size smaller than a modern human’s. Most of all, they had a human-looking face, not a ape-looking face anymore, and they had a human-looking pelvis – they were more like a human-like creature.
They build simple huts from branches and stones. They used it as a shelter for protecting themselves from animals/predators’ attachments and the bad weathers.
This is probably what a full Homo Habilis looked like.
He was located in a wide, green field, with few trees.
It show him carrying a stick.
Scientists don’t think they actually had a speech – they didn’t communicate with others by a certain language. However, they used some primitive gestures and simple sounds.
The first Homo Habilis skeletons were found by Louis and Mary Leakey at Olduvai Gorge in East Africa.
Archaeological Artefact
Homo Habilis had made all types of tools. Most of these tools are used for carving big meals. Homo Habilis carved very sharp rocks to use them for cutting the meat. They also used heavy stones to smash open the animals’ bones to get their marrow because marrow is healthy and nutrients. They could use branches to build shelters. However, they didn’t use tools to haunt animals yet.
Species Importance
Homo Habilis is very important for the evolution of modern human today is because that Homo Habilis was the first species that were able to use their own culture to help them adapt to their environments. They were able to remember important information/events, plan ahead and work out abstract problems in order to make tools and organize their hunts. They were very smart.
It is also important because it was the first species that makes and uses tools for themselves’ better daily living. If they didn’t make tools, they wouldn’t be any smarter than Australopithecines. If they weren’t smart, then it means modern human today might not be very smart as today’s. Homo Habilis leaded the modern humans to use tools better and had a more convenient life, because they were our direct ancestor.
Graphic Timeline
Homo Habilis was as known as ‘Handy Man’ in Latin. They were named 'Handy Man' because they made primitive tools for surviving better. They existed one to two million years ago. They were the first direct ancestor of humans. They were about 4.5 feet or 1.4 m. They walk more upright than Australopithecines. They had smaller, longer and narrower face than Australopithecines. They had lighter jaws, smaller teeth, and larger brain. Their brain is about 650 to 800 cc, and modern humans’ brain is about 1500 to 1800, which means a Homo Habilis’ brain is still half size smaller than a modern human’s. Most of all, they had a human-looking face, not a ape-looking face anymore, and they had a human-looking pelvis – they were more like a human-like creature.
They build simple huts from branches and stones. They used it as a shelter for protecting themselves from animals/predators’ attachments and the bad weathers.
This is probably what a full Homo Habilis looked like.
He was located in a wide, green field, with few trees.
It show him carrying a stick.
Scientists don’t think they actually had a speech – they didn’t communicate with others by a certain language. However, they used some primitive gestures and simple sounds.
The first Homo Habilis skeletons were found by Louis and Mary Leakey at Olduvai Gorge in East Africa.
Archaeological Artefact
Homo Habilis had made all types of tools. Most of these tools are used for carving big meals. Homo Habilis carved very sharp rocks to use them for cutting the meat. They also used heavy stones to smash open the animals’ bones to get their marrow because marrow is healthy and nutrients. They could use branches to build shelters. However, they didn’t use tools to haunt animals yet.
Species Importance
Homo Habilis is very important for the evolution of modern human today is because that Homo Habilis was the first species that were able to use their own culture to help them adapt to their environments. They were able to remember important information/events, plan ahead and work out abstract problems in order to make tools and organize their hunts. They were very smart.
It is also important because it was the first species that makes and uses tools for themselves’ better daily living. If they didn’t make tools, they wouldn’t be any smarter than Australopithecines. If they weren’t smart, then it means modern human today might not be very smart as today’s. Homo Habilis leaded the modern humans to use tools better and had a more convenient life, because they were our direct ancestor.
Graphic Timeline
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