ANT 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Neanderthal, Upper Paleolithic, Homo Heidelbergensis
12 Aug 2016
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Tactile pads on the ends of finger tips. Continental ice buildup over much of the northern continents area to the south are much more arid and dry. At least 15 major and 50 minor glacial periods documented in europe. Hominins impacted as the climate, flora and animal life shifted. Important to be able to think logically and problem solve to be able to survive times like this. Paleospecies (called this bc unsure if it was a biological species) name for group that lkely gave rise to h. sapiens and neandertals. Had several characteristics that were similar to h. erectus. Had an increased brain size, rounded brain case, vertical nose and reduces occipital area. Large, prognathic face (face sticks out a little more) Levallois method for controlling flake size and shape which would make the tools more specific. Exploited marine life which was a new innovation for human evolution.
