When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago
- Written by Kira Westaway, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Imagine your child asked you “When did grandma die?” and you could only respond “It was probably a while ago, but it could have been quite recently.” Most likely your child would be unsatisfied with the reply.
This has been our situation regarding the ancient human species Homo erectus...