Homo ergaster (erectus) Skeleton Nariokotome Boy
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3400 x 5100 px | 28.8 x 43.2 cm | 11.3 x 17 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 November 2014More information:
1.6 MYA. This Homo ergaster skeleton was discovered in 1984 in Nariokotome, Kenya by Richard Leakey (and described as H. erectus). The discovery of the many skeletal parts gave anthropologists a great deal of information regarding body size, limb proportions, age of death (probably 12 or 13 years) and whether or not language was possible. The pelvis reveals a greater ability to run than modern humans, and some bones reveal a closer affinity to australopithecines.