When did Homo Erectus really leave Africa, and where did they go

Описание: One point nine million years ago, early humans with brains half the size of ours walked out of Africa and spread across fifteen thousand kilometres to reach Java, Indonesia. This is the story of Homo erectus the champion survivors who endured for one point five million years, longer than any other human species.

How did they reach Georgia almost immediately after appearing in Africa? What drove them to leave everything familiar behind? And what happened when they encountered our own species seventy thousand years ago?

We'll journey from East Africa to Dmanisi, Georgia, where five mysterious skulls challenge everything we thought we knew. We'll cross the Levantine Corridor into Asia, follow their footsteps to Java, and explore the adaptations that made their impossible journey possible: thermoregulation that let them walk in blazing heat, social cooperation that kept the vulnerable alive, and cultural knowledge passed down for hundreds of thousands of years.

But this isn't just ancient history. The wanderlust that drove Homo erectus out of Africa still pulses through us today. Every human migration, every journey to unknown lands echoes that first great exodus.

📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
Rightmire, G.P. (1990). The Evolution of Homo erectus
Antón, S.C. (2003). "Natural history of Homo erectus" - American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Lordkipanidze et al. (2013). "A Complete Skull from Dmanisi, Georgia" - Science
Zhu et al. (2018). "Hominin occupation of the Chinese Loess Plateau since about 2.1 million years ago" - Nature
Indriati et al. (2011). "The Age of the 20 Meter Solo River Terrace, Java, Indonesia" - Journal of Human Evolution

🌍 KEY SITES DISCUSSED:
Dmanisi, Georgia (1.85 million years ago)
Ubeidiya, Israel (1.5 million years ago)
Shangchen, China (2.1 million years ago)
Zhoukoudian, China (700,000-400,000 years ago)
Ngandong, Java (117,000-108,000 years ago)

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