ANTC34H3 Lecture Notes - Gravettian, Insular Dwarfism, Carpal Bones
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Late archaic (including neanderthals) & modern homo sapiens. 1. 9 1. 4 mya from east and south africa. Smaller and smaller brain (700-850cc) than homo erectus. 2 mya started using fire and acheulian tools. Bifacial hand axes which proved dexterous hands and cognitive thinking (lasted over 1my) When you date tools, you are dating sediments lying around the tool. Oldewan had 5 types of stone tools, in achelian they had 10. 12 years old boy who is taller than modern humans (6 ft. ) Adapted to equatorial life built for running, sweat easier because they"re tall so greater surface area of skins. Made discovered that homo habilis and homo rudolfensis. Homo erectus and ergasters are first homos to leave africa. Saharan pump assuming they had fire and their envioronment is fluctuating, there would have been times where it was more wet. 1. 8 mya dmanisi fossils, and 1. 4 mya ubeidiya, isreal lithics (covered in hand axes)
