Q. The highest cranial capacity is/was present in :
BHUBHU 2004
Solution:
Cranial capacity is the volume of cranium, which encloses brain.
Cranial capacity
Example
$900\, cc$
Java man (Homo erectus erectus)
$1100\,cc$
Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
$700\,cc$
Handy man (Homo habilis)
$1400\,cc$
Modern man (Homo sapiens sapiens)
So in these, modern man has highest cranial capacity.
| Cranial capacity | Example |
|---|---|
| $900\, cc$ | Java man (Homo erectus erectus) |
| $1100\,cc$ | Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis) |
| $700\,cc$ | Handy man (Homo habilis) |
| $1400\,cc$ | Modern man (Homo sapiens sapiens) |