ANTHR-130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Infrared Photography, Melanesians, Homo Erectus
24 Aug 2020
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15 partial skeletons found in s african cave. Both males and females of varying ages. Situatuated between homo habilis and homo erectus. Clovis technology originated in and spread throughout north america. Hunted mammoths that lived in florida during the ice age. A spear point found made of mammoth ivory. One of the oldest pieces of art in the western hemisphere. Found by an amateur, and did not notice the caring until he cleaned it 5 years after. Scientific analysis determines that the carving was around the date of the bone, finding it about 13,000 bp. Traces of humans going back 30,000 years. Humans reached northern australia around 50,000 years ago. Until 3000 bp, the solomon islands formed the eastern edge of the inhabited. Lapita pottery believed to be a cultural complex. Found on melanesian island of new caledonia. Also found on the island of tongatapu, in the polynesian kingdom of tonga.
