Newer study: Homo erectus was able to sail and speak

They had bodies similar to the modern man, they could make meals. One expert argues that Homo erectus may have been a sailor.

Homo erectus appeared more than 1, 8 million years ago in Africa and is thought to be the first man to leave the continent using washing tools.

Homo erectus' remains have not only been found in Eastern Europe, but they have appeared in China and Indonesia, reports the Guardian”, the Periscope broadcast.

The ocean has never been an obstacle to the journey of the erectus. He traveled all over the world, traveling to the islands of Flore, one of the world's largest ocean currents,” said global research professor at Bentley University and author of the book “How the language started”, Daniel Everett.

They sailed to the islands of Crete and other islands. They did so deliberately: They needed artisan work and needed to get groups at least twenty or more to reach those places. ”

“Erectus needed a language when they sailed to Flores Island. They could not have caught just a trip without a registry because they would have been hit by a storm,” said Everett, during his presentation before the American Scientific Development Association in Austin.

It is not known when language appears among the hominides; some argue that this is only a feature of our species, Homo sapiens, which suggests a time no longer than 200,000 years ago. But Everett believes that the language had begun to speak even earlier.

“Around Homo erectus is said to have been creatures of fools, but according to the data they were the most intelligent creatures who walked the earth,” he said./Periscopi/