ANT201H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fuyan Cave, Solo Man, Madjedbebe
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Lecture #7: dispersals of homo sapiens into east asia and australia. 2015 discovery of teeth at fuyan cave places homo sapiens dispersal to southern china between 80-120,000 years ago. Paintings in caves in indonesia most likely created by. Homo sapiens but other hominins also known in region. Homo erectus, java, 1. 3 mya to 110,000 ya. Homo erectus fossils potentially date from 1. 3 mya to 100 kya on the island of java. Last skeletal evidence from ngandong on java dated to about 110,000 years ago. In 2003, a small-brained, small-bodied hominin discovered at liang bua cave on the island of flores. Homo floresiensis is 106 cm tall and has a brain size of 380cc. Fossils and flake tools are dated between 50-100,000 years ago, making species contemporaneous with both homo sapiens and homo erectus in region. Homo floresiensis is descended from homo erectus, who evolved a smaller size due to limited resources on island.
