Homo Habilis

Homo Habilis

Homo Habilis, emerging 500,000 years ago, was only 5 feet in height and weighed less than modern day humans. Even so, with a cranial capacity of about 680ml, Homo Habilis had a big brain and could modify his environment to make life easier for himself. He could take a stone previously used for crushing, chip the rock down to form an edge and cut the tough flesh of his prey. [JD] {BH} {FW}