ANT200Y1 Lecture 6: ANT200Y1Y Lecture 6 May 29
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Pronounced chin: no other species has this, reduced body mass, narrow trunk, narrow rib cage, unique pelvic shape, reduced tooth size, even our most muscular indivs aren"t as big, slender body but need to give birth to big headed babies, indicative of not eating a lot of tough foods from the beginning, cooked our food to make it softer, more grassial species (delicate) vs robust neanderthanls. The african middle stone age: replaced acheulian industries, ended around 40 kya, modern humans in europe, earliest archaeological context for modern humans, central & east africa, heavy duty tools since in forest envt, howiesons poort, south africa, crescent microliths (rounded on one side, straight on the other) on narrow shafts. Mild weather, not too hot or cold: did neanderthals & modern humans overlap & coexist there, qafzeh cave & skhul cave, israel, 120 to 80 kya, early modern humans (homo sapiens, mix of neanderthal & modern human characteristics.
