The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.
Homo erectus
(HOH-moh i-REK-tuhs) An early ancestor of the human species that lived from about 1.8 million to 250,000 years ago. Homo erectus remains have been found in Africa, China, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Archaeological excavations have revealed that Homo erectus developed a cooperative hunting organization and the use of fire and may have had a spoken language.
