ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Krapina, Shanidar Cave, Childbirth

• School: UTM
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT101H5
• Professor: Sherry Fukuzawa

Document Summary

Homo heidelbergensis (transitional forms) @ 800 - 600,000 ya. Homo erectus gave rise to a bigger brained descendent. Probably occurred in africa or western eurasia. Primitive features: prominent brow ridges, robust jaw, thick cranial bones, pronounced neck muscles, receding forehead. Derived features: brain expansion (1212cc average, globular head shape, decrease in molar size. Africa: bodo, ethiopia: 600 000 ya, primitive. Asia (yet undiagnosed: 580,000 100,000 ya, yunxian 580,000. Mosaic of h. erectus & h. sapien traits: primitive. European: 500,000 250,000 ya, sierra de atapuerca, spain, sima de los huesos. *suggest early intentional burial some believe it may be a deposition site for bodies: gran dolina, sierra de atapuerca, spain. Early homo heidelbergensis (600,000 400,000 ya) Striking platform method africa, europe, india. Later h. heidelbergensis: middle paleolithic = flake tools. 300/200,000 ya common by 100,000 ys. Stemmed points, composite tools, hafted spears, knives, scrapers. Advantages over acheulean: smaller, longer edged flakes, sharper edges, more time efficient.