GEOG 2RW3 Lecture 17: Sub- Saharan Africa II (Detailed Lecture Notes)
26 Dec 2018
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Human origins and early african history: the cradle of humankind. Sub- saharan africa ii: human ancestors: east africa (olduvai gorge tanzania) Evidence of hunting/gathering, stone tool making, and social interactions; all points to evolving cognitive capacity and social development. A region home to the cradle of human kind our species, our earliest ancestors. Fossilized records found in modern day tanzania in a place called the olduvai gorge near the border with kenya. Kilamanjaro is close by, lake victoria is near by. This is our archeological evidence of our ancestors dating 1 -2 million years ago. There has been evidence even in southern africa, evidence of slightly more evolved ancestor. They have evidence of hunting and gathering. Starting point of our ancestors as humans. Linked to spice land": parallel to silk road. European presence: port/trading posts of this network connecting europe, africa and.
