ANTH 110 Midterm: Anthropology Exam 2
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Chapter 7: the origins of culture and the emergence of homo: oldowan tradition (beginning 2. 5 mya, the earliest stone toolmaking tradition, named after tools found in bed i at. The stone artifacts include core tools and sharp- edged flake by striking one stone against another: very versatile, particularly flakes. Earlier of the two species: olduvai hominid (oh62, homo rudolfensis: more thickly enameled molars, flatter face, larger brain, more modern limb proportions. In 1891, eugene dubois found a single ape-like (hominin) tooth, skullcap, newt year, femur: zhoukoudian, china 1920s sinanthropus, december 8, 1941, fossils to be sent to u. s. on steamship president harrsion by. Prominent projecting nose: postcranial anatomy was very similar to homo sapiens and less sexual dimorphism than previous hominids. Overall larger in size: acheulian tools, stone tool making tradition dating from 1. 5 mya. 15 shelters: central hearths located in each, gathered seafood, fished and hunted. Interbreeding between neandertals and moderns occurred: genocide.
