ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Homo Habilis, Sagittal Crest, Koobi Fora
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Homo erectus: ~ 1. 8 0. 4 mya, larger body size, less sexual dimorphism, wide array of tools, bigger brains. Intentional use of fire: advantages of fire, 780,000-400,000 y. a. at zhoukoudian (china) burnt animal bones, seeds, koobi fora east africa, 1. 5 mya ash. 1. 8 mya 300,000 y. a: widespread europe, asia, africa, bifacially flaked; 12-20 cm, butchering and skinning game, scraping hides, cutting plants, digging in the soil. Standardized, pre-determined form (pear-shaped) and high degree of symmetry. Olorgesailie, kenya: thousands of artifacts found at a nearby stone quarry, 990,000 year old elephant butchery site; also pigs, hippos and antelope, 1. 2 mya 490,000 y. a. ; homo erectus: 400,000 90 giant baboons (about 140 lbs each) slaughtered. What happened to homo erectus: homo erectus had evolved into another species of hominin in many parts of. Europe, asia and the middle east homo neandertalensis (neanderthals: neanderthals are not our direct ancestors, and we did not evolve directly from them.