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2006-12-18 11:44:52 · 13 answers · asked by ? 2 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
"Handy Man"
think- as in the ability to use tools
2006-12-18 12:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by um_so_obviously_bored 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Homo habilis ("handy man", "skillful person") is a species of the genus Homo, which lived from approximately 2.5 million to 1.8 million years ago at the beginning of the Pleistocene. The definition of this species is credited to both Mary and Louis Leakey, who found fossils in Tanzania, East Africa, between 1962 and 1964. Homo habilis is arguably the first species of the Homo genus to appear. In its appearance and morphology, H. habilis was the least similar to modern humans of all species to be placed in the genus Homo (except possibly Homo rudolfensis). Homo habilis was short and had disproportionately long arms compared to modern humans, however it had a reduction in the protrusion in the face. It is thought to have descended from a species of australopithecine hominid. Its immediate ancestor may have been the more massive and ape like Homo rudolfensis. Homo habilis had a cranial capacity slightly less than half of the size of modern humans. Despite the ape-like morphology of the bodies, H. habilis remains are often accompanied by primitive stone tools (e.g. Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania and Lake Turkana, Kenya).
Homo habilis is thought to be the ancestor of the lankier and more sophisticated, Homo ergaster, which in turn gave rise to the more human-appearing species, Homo erectus. Debates continue over whether H. habilis is a direct human ancestor, and whether all of the known fossils are properly attributed to the species.
2006-12-18 15:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by latenightdrives 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homo means Man
2006-12-18 12:39:36 · answer #3 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no Poindexter, translated it means handy man or skillful person, and homo habilis is a species of Homo, the genus of humans and closely related species like Neanderthals, which lived at the beginning of the Pleistocene timescale. you Richard Cranium are homo related
2006-12-18 14:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you are a homo sapien does that mean your a Wise or smart Gay?
Dont let a narrow mind rule you, words often have more than one meaning. Just because today we prefer to use the worst possible meaning for words does not change what they mean.
Stay Gay and have a Gay day!
And before you freak out, look up the word "Gay". and fuigure out what meaning I am useing.
2006-12-20 14:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by Stone K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not get "Homo", which means man, confused with the prefix"homo-", which means the same. Slang has shortened the term "homosexual", which means the same sex, to "homo". Notice the man term is capitalized (Homo) and the slang term (homo) is not.
2006-12-18 15:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by gaptx45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confucius say Man who confuses Greek and Latin is bound to wind up with homo in the end
2006-12-19 00:06:33 · answer #7 · answered by cuban friend 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Homo in Latin means man/human. Homoios in Greek (of which the word homosexual is derived) means "the same", as in homogenous.
2006-12-18 20:21:04 · answer #8 · answered by Thou Shalt Not Think 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More like handy man.
2006-12-18 11:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by brian w 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When English evolved it wasn't thought that legions of ignorants would one day speak it. Thus, English was freely allowed to draw from various linguistic groups to build and to diversify itself up, without any foresight or concern for the illiteracy mess that ensued, and that still goes on today.
2006-12-19 00:20:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋