{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Educational Evidence","provider_url":"https:\/\/educationalevidence.com\/en\/","author_name":"educational EVIDENCE","author_url":"https:\/\/educationalevidence.com\/en\/author\/educational-evidence\/","title":"The Competitors of Homo erectus - Educational Evidence","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X2uy07WD0b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/educationalevidence.com\/en\/the-competitors-of-homo-erectus\/\">The Competitors of Homo erectus<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/educationalevidence.com\/en\/the-competitors-of-homo-erectus\/embed\/#?secret=X2uy07WD0b\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Competitors of Homo erectus&#8221; &#8212; Educational Evidence\" data-secret=\"X2uy07WD0b\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/educationalevidence.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/educationalevidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/erectus-.jpg","thumbnail_width":720,"thumbnail_height":516,"description":"The European expansion of Homo erectus seems to have been shaped by the biodiversity and size of the contemporary carnivore populations. Between roughly 1.4 and 0.8 million years ago, Europe was home to a wide array of large carnivores. This intense competition is reflected in the archaeological record: only around 2% of the bone remains found at erectus campsites show evidence of cut marks or crushing."}