ASB 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Denisova Cave, Denisovan, Shanidar Cave
10 Nov 2015
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Might be unable to cope with the cold (ice age) Fewer plants = fewer grass eating animals = fewer food for neanderthals. Range europe, near east, parts of western eurasia. World was much warmer from 130 kya - 74 kya. 1520 cc brain size (larger than ours [1450cc]) Young age injuries all over one"s body yet survived through 40s. Human outside of africa has neanderthal genes (4%: denisovans (50-30 kya) Having completely di erent dna = a new specie. 4% of people in oceania or tibetan (asia) have their genes. Body heat lost is proportional to body surface area. Increase overall body size = more heat reserved (fat) Reduce the size of limbs = more adaptable to cold weather. Crural index = length of tibia / length of femur. Finding 7 spices of owers knowing when the grave is laid. Rodens might be the one who brought the pollens. Lacked language not much room in skull for vocal area.
