The Human Species That Built Houses 1,750,000 Years Before Us

Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer! It may come as a surprise, but the first human species to spread throughout the world is in fact not us, Homo Sapiens, but instead a species of human now known as Homo Erectus. And the crazy thing is, that’s only a small list of “firsts“ that the Homo Erectus accomplished... 0:00 Intro 2:33 Discovery (Asian Origin Hypothesis) 3:56 Classification & Naming 4:31 Similarities and Differences With Modern Humans 5:32 Range & Habitat 6:02 Evolution 7:10 The First Human Apex Predator 7:36 What Animals It Hunted 8:17 Adaptations For Hunting Giant Animals 9:57 Weapons And Technology 11:33 Could It Throw Straight? 11:50 Intelligence and Cooperation 12:51 Reliance on Megafauna 13:27 Primitive Healthcare 14:22 FIRE 16:04 The First Ever Language 17:21 Buildings From 1.7 Million Years Ago 18:31 Clothing 18:57 Ahoy&