ANTH 1032 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Floresiensis
11 Mar 2014
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Evolved from h. habilis or similar form: transitional fossils not yet known possibly reflected in homo floresiensis? or in the dmanisi fossils Coexisted with several other hominins between 1. 8 and 1. 0 mya: paranthropus boisei; p. robustus. Wide array of tools more complex material culture. Variation between african and asian fossils: two species ( splitters , others ( lumpers ) assign all fossils immediately after homo habilis only to. Rugged face, teeth and jaws but smaller than h. habilis. Cranial capacity 700 1,250 cm3 (mean=900: overlaps with some h. habilis and modern humans. Decrease in sexual dimorphism: may be increase in female size as an adaptation to childbirth, may influence on kinds of social/sexual relations between males and females. 8 yrs old; 5"3 tall: would have grown to be 6 feet tall. Short arms and long legs: very similar to modern humans, fully bipedal modern stride. Adapted for travel: hunting, long-distance walking.
