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ExtinctZoo | The Human Species That Built Houses 1,750,000 Years Ago

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...

00:00 - Intro

02:33 - Discovery (Asian Origin Hypothesis)

03:56 - Classification & Naming

04:31 - Similarities and Differences With Modern Humans

05:32 - Range & Habitat

06:02 - Evolution

07:10 - The First Human Apex Predator

07:36 - What Animals It Hunted

08:17 - Adaptations For Hunting Giant Animals

09:57 - 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! The First Sailors

20:10 - The Longest Surviving Human Species

21:05 - Why Did They Go Extinct?

21:56 - Australopithecus


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