ANTH 3512 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Homo Habilis, Olduvai Gorge, Cranial Vault
Document Summary
Grade and behavioral definition of the genus homo. Precision grip: allows use for stone tools: language, stone tools. Increased contribution of the occipital bone to cranial sagittal arch length. Reduction in length of the molar row- trend through time. Early homo sites -moving throughout the world. 2. 8mya: by 1. 8mya- h. erectus/habilis- south africa, by 1. 8mya- georgia-genus homo found, by 1. 1mya- derived members in europe, by 1. 8-. 05mya- south asia, by 50,000 years ago- homo erectus in china. Location: ledi-geraru (2. 77-2. 8mya: left mandibular corpus, dentition (p3-m3, mix of australopith and homo characteristics, 1st specimen to show intermediate features at the earliest time period currently known for the genus homo. Homo habilis: the handy man - stone tools predate him, location: olduvai gorge (tanzania) and koobi for a (kenya), swartkrans (s. africa, age: 2. 3-1. 6mya, features (cranially) Opposite of what we expected- post crania, looks more primitive than sum australopiths.
