It is science which has dated the first hominids to several million years ago and Homo sapiens to less than 200,000 years ago.
Age of earliest known hominids in Java, Indonesia.
This suggests that most Mode 1 assemblages are a result of environmental adaptations by Pleistocene hominids in the region.
The development of upright walking in early hominids is still an area of some debate.
It was a very tall species, towering above other hominids alive at the time especially the stumpy Homo habilis.