ANTH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Melanin, Hunter-Gatherer, Wisdom Tooth
9 Aug 2016
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The emergence of modern humans jun 29 - jul 1 anth 2010. Homo oresiensis found on island of flores (indonesia) in liang bua cave under 4 feet tall. 55 lbs really long feet some people say it is a separate species some people argue it represents island dwar sm in the hominin lineage (cid:12254) foster"s rule. Homo heidelburgensis (archaic homo sapiens) in ated frontal cortex is unique to modern humans mix of homo erectus and modern features modern brain size 1200 - 1400cc large brow ridges low forehead. 1200 cc found in east africa primitive features: big brow ridge, no forehead, big nose. 1300 cc found in spain still has primitive face, signi cant brow ridges. 1250 cc found in south africa still has primitive face. Bergmann"s rule = cold environments -> larger body size, warmer environments -> smaller body size.
