article_snippet: A study of fossils of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor, shows that A study of fossils of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor shoulders and collar bone would have allowed A study of fossils of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor to hurl sticks accurately and powerfully.
article_snippet: A study of fossils of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor, shows that A study of fossils of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor shoulders and collar bone would have allowed A study of fossils of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor to hurl sticks accurately and powerfully.
article_snippet: The above skeletons of Homo erectus were reconstructed from fossils that the researchers used in the researchers .
article_snippet: This would have enabled Homo erectus to become a proficient hunter, able to throw weapons like spears and rocks at potential prey.
article_snippet: The combination of inferiorly rotated, human-like shoulders with a tall, mobile waist and low humeral torsion, support Homo erectus as the first known hominin possessing the full anatomical complex associated with proficient throwing.
article_snippet: In the study, which is published in the Journal of Human Evolution, compared the shoulder and collar bone sizes with modern humans and other species.
article_snippet: By comparing the results to fossils of Homo erectus, fossils of Homo erectus conclude that this species of early human would have had similar throwing abilities.
article_snippet: Homo erectus, shown in the reconstruction on the left and the skull on the right, is an extinct ancestor of modern humans that may have shared may of our abilities to throw and hunt, according to the latest research .
article_snippet: Homo erectus could have been able to throw further than many modern athletes, according to the latest research .
highlights_snippet: Scientists compared the shoulders of Homo erectus with modern humans .
  
highlights_snippet: Scientists found that Homo erectus would have had similar abilities .
  
highlights_snippet: Homo erectus could have rivalled modern athletes in Homo erectus throwing ability .