Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393614008
Author: Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Introduction: The genus Homo comprises modern humans as well as their close relatives. The hominin Homo erectus has appeared around 1.8 million years ago. The hominin Homo erectus had several anatomical characteristics similar to the humans at present.
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