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There were four main ancestors.
Our human ancestors
Four in the chapter
1. In Africa only
Homo habilis
Example:
Olduvai Gorge
Tanzania
Kenya
2. Left Africa
Homo erectus, Neanderthals
Example:
Eastern African Rift Valley
Europe
Southwest Asia
3. All over the earth
Homo sapiens, alive today
Example:
Australia
The Americas
- Homo habilis - the "handy man"
- Homo erectus - the upright ancestor
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Homo sapiens - modern humans, us
Different kinds of human ancestors co-existed - that is, more than one kind lived at the same time.
