Also, more recent analyses by other researchers seem to indicate that even if
ergaster specimens are considered as a different taxon than erectus, the erectus material is still closer to modern humans cladistically.
As a general rule of thumb, one can consider most attributed
ergaster specimens to be early erectus geographically confined to Africa (however, this is not a hard and fast rule).
Not exact matches
This
specimen has been attributed as a male
ergaster by some, though most place it in H. erectus, and that is where it will be discussed in detail.
Since then, other
specimens have been attributed by various authors to
ergaster, with most researchers placing the same fossils in erectus.
Other
specimens that have been attributed to
ergaster include KNM - ER 3733, SK 847, and KNM - ER 3883.