CUET Preparation Today
Which one of the following is NOT a correct feature of Home erectus? |
they had large brain around 900 cc. their fossils were discovered in Java in 1891. they used hides to protect their body and bury their dead. they lived about 1.5 million years ago. |
they used hides to protect their body and bury their dead. |
The correct answer is Option (3) → they used hides to protect their body and bury their dead. About 15 mya, primates called Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus were existing. They were hairy and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees. Ramapithecus was more man-like while Dryopithecus was more ape-like. Fossils discovered in Java in 1891 revealed Homo erectus about 1.5 mya. Homo erectus had a large brain around 900cc. Homo erectus probably ate meat. Neanderthal man, with a brain size of about 1400cc, inhabited the Near East and central Asia between 100,000 and 40,000 years ago. They used hides for protection and practiced burial rituals for their dead. |
