ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Art Of The Upper Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic, Homo Erectus
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Lecture 12: emergence of homo sapiens (archaic homo sapiens and. Ancestral: a trait is ancestral" when it is found in an organism & in the last common ancestor of an organism (something old) Derived: a trait is derived" when it is found in an organism, but in a last common ancestor (something new) Ancestral features: thick cranial bones, receded chin, large brow ridges, robust post crania. Derived features: large brains (1100-1400cc), slightly higher forehead, more rounded occipital region. 1856, neander valley, germany (skull cap and partial post-crania) Europe & southwest asia 127,000-30,000 years ago (classical. Overlap between neanderthals and humans (200kya-27kya & 45kya- Large brains (1520cc) occipital bun & more rounded crania. Large, slightly pragmatic face (small cheek teeth, large front. Heavily muscled, robust bodies thought to had adaption to a teeth, receded chin) cold environment. Skull brain/rounded skull, high forehead, no brow ridges, small flat face, small teeth & jaws, projecting chin.
