An artist’s reconstruction of how Homo erectus parents cared for their children (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

An artist’s reconstruction of how Homo erectus parents cared for their children

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Like modern humans, from this research the team believes Homo erectus mothers held helpless newborns in their arms and shared the care with the father and other group members. Laying newborns with immature heads and neck muscles on the ground can cause deformational plagiocephaly. 
 

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Illustration by Utako Kikutani © Yousuke Kaifu CC BY

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