to what extent was Homo Erectus like our species- anatomically modern human beings (Homo sapiens) -- in appearance and behaviour

p The term Homo erectus means the `upright man ' These species were the early Stone Age hunters that were responsible for the colonization of new homes in Africa , Europe , and southern parts of Asia . They were bigger in size and were more intelligent than the Homo habilis or Australopithecus . These species had the thickest skull among all the human species . They had brawny muscles that connected the neck to the backside of the skull bump and disabled the heavy head from limping forwards . The average height of these species ranged between 5 to

6 ft and their average weight between 88 to 160 lbs . Evidences of the evolution of the species suggests that Homo erectus evolved about 1 .8 million years ago . The species migrated first to Asia and then to Europe . The species became extinct half a million years ago . The anthropologists are not sure about the period during , which Homo erectus migrated from Africa and they believe that it started 1 million years ago . The time of migration out of Africa is unknown . Most scholars agreed migration occurred about 1 million years ago but there is continue debate over how much earlier than this had begun . Latest in the research of existence and living styles of Home erectus is the finding of the lower jaw of the species in Georgia . It is said that the jaw is 1 .6 million years old (Home Erectus , n .d . The main objective behind the is to discuss the extent of similarities...