mar 27, 1700000 BC - Homo Habilis (Handyman)
Description:
Was the first to make stone tools.
Had meat in its diet.
Had a precision grip.
Claim 1: They had bigger brains because their heads were bigger.
Claim 2: They had meat in their diet because they could make hand axes and kill animals with them.
Claim 3: They were the first to make tools because they were the only ones who were smart enough and had a precision grip.
Map/Migration: They stayed in Africa but instead of only staying in southern Africa also moved to northern Africa.
Source 1:http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-habilis
Source 2:http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/origins/homo_habilis.php
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Early Humans
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