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Enumerate in tabular form some important features of Handy man, Java ape man, Neanderthal man and Cromagnon man.
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Solution
| Characteristic | Handy Man (Homo habilis) | Java Ape Man (Homo erectus) | Neanderthal Man (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) | Cro-Magnon Man (Homo sapiens sapiens) |
| Brain Size | About 680 cm3 | About 900 cm3 | About 1400 cm3 | About 1450 cm3 |
| Time Period | Around 2 million years ago | Around 1.5 million years ago | Around 0.2 million years ago | Around 0.03 million years ago |
| Location | East Africa | Java (Indonesia) and Asia | Central Asia and Near East | Europe and parts of Asia |
| Posture | Semi-erect; could use hands for tools | Erect posture, used fire and tools | Short, heavily built; erect posture | Fully erect; taller and slender |
| Jaws and Teeth | Lightly built jaws, small canines | Strong jaws, large canines, thick skull | Thick-boned skull, low sloping forehead, prominent brow ridges, deep jaw with almost no chin | Vaulted cranium, reduced jaws, orthognathous face (straight jaw) |
| Tools and Fire Use | Used primitive stone tools | Used fire for cooking & protection | Used tools and wore hides | Advanced tools, cave art, buried their dead |
| Other Features | Omnivorous diet | Omnivorous, possibly cannibalistic | Used hides, buried dead, social behavior noted | Intelligent hunters, cave dwellers, culture-rich |
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