Question

Arrange these hominids in ascending order of their cranial capacities.

• A. Java man $\to$ Homo habilis $\to$ Neanderthal man
• B. Homo habilis $\to$ Java man $\to$ Neanderthal man
• C. Neanderthal man $\to$ Homo habilis $\to$ Java man
• D. Homo habilis $\to$ Neanderthal man $\to$ Java man

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The first hominid was called Homo habilis and his cranial capacity was between 650 and 800cc. Homo erectus, whose fossils were discovered in Java, had a large brain with a cranial capacity of around 900cc. The Neanderthal man had a cranial capacity of 1400cc and lived near east and central Asia.