History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
The Hathnora specimen belongs to:
AHomo Habilis
BHomo Sapiens
CNeanderthals
DHomo Erectus ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Homo Erectus — It belongs to Homo Erectus, so the answer is Homo Erectus.
Explanation
★It belongs to Homo Erectus, so the answer is Homo Erectus.
★The Hathnora specimen belongs to Homo Erectus.
★On 5 December 1982 the geologist Arun Sonakia discovered this fossil of a human ancestor from the bank of the Narmada at Hathnora.
★The Narmada human is a fossil skull belonging to the category of Homo Erectus.
★Homo Erectus inhabited the earth from about 1.8 million to 200,000 years ago.
★This species preceded Homo Sapiens.
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