ANTH 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Southeast Asia, Bipedalism, Homo Erectus
8 Oct 2020
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Australopithecus afarensis ( great ape from afar : lucy found by donald johanson and colleagues at hadar, ethiopia in 1974, 3-4 mya, bipedal, brain size ca. The laetoli footprints: found by mary leakey in 1978, footprints in volcanic ash, 3. 8 mya. Bipedalism: long distance traveling, protection from predators and increased visibility, control over body temperature in hot, sunny climates, free hands. Bipedalism came before tool-making and evidence for larger cranium: australopithecus africanus ( great ape from africa ) Discovered in 1924 by raymond dart in south africa. First time term australopithecus was assigned: paranthropus robustus ( robust beside humans ) Also known as australopithecus boisei: 2. 5-1. 4 mya. Diet of fruits/seeds with hard outer coatings: gracile and robust australopithecines. Several species of australopithecines co-existing (side branches that do not lead to modern humans) Gracile lineage most likely led to ancestors of modern humans: homo habilis (handyman) Stone tools known as oldowan (last a million years: acheulean tools.
