ANTH 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 50: Homo Erectus, Arthur Keith, Foramen Magnum
19 May 2017
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Chimps tolerate scrounging, but does not bring the food to the family, calls the family to come to food site . Origins of humanity is where our closest relatives live - where we can survive without culture (tropics africa, se asia, not europe) Consequence goes to dutch colony of java (modern indonesia) Human remains: clearly associated with extinct fauna, good geological context. Found cranial remains indicate 1000 cc cranial capacity and foramen magnum under skull. Pithecanthropus erectus original name of homo erectus erect ape-man . Rejected him in 1893 does not fit european expectations. Vindication 1925: china is excavated and found same kinds of humans in the same time periods. Brain size and shapes are similar in java and china (interpreted as same species) Lower 1. 9 mya-730,000 ya (first half of lower paleolithic 2. 5 mya) . Middle 730,000 125/7,000 ya (second half of lower paleolithic -125,000 mya) . Erectus date range: traditional 1. 5 mya- 250,000 ya .
