Question

According to your textbook, homo erectus was originally thought to have been the first homo species to leave africa, however, new evidence suggests that it may have instead been ______ ________ that migrated out of africa first.

Answer 1

Homo Habilis .

Several scientific studies have indicated that this hominid species was the first to travel outside of Africa, it was not homo erectus as was previously believed, but homo habilis since it lived 800,000 years before homo erectus.