Evolution Soup

How Homo Erectus Took Over the World ~ with DR KAREN BAAB

August 02, 2022 Dr Karen Baab - karenbaab.com Season 5 Episode 4
Evolution Soup
How Homo Erectus Took Over the World ~ with DR KAREN BAAB
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They were the most successful hominids of all time, existing on earth for almost two million years and leaving fossil evidence across much of the globe. From Africa to the Caucasus to the Far East, Homo erectus travelled far and left an indelible mark on prehistory.

DR KAREN BAAB is a biological anthropologist studying human evolution at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, USA.  Her main areas of research are the evolutionary history of Plio-Pleistocene Homo and what the shape of their skulls can tell us. MARK from Evolution Soup welcomes Dr Baab back to talk all things Homo erectus.

Link to original video interview: https://youtu.be/7N7JrQcLJVs

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