ANT 304 Lecture 2: Lab Video
Document Summary
Sacrificed part of the precious neanderthal bone for dna analysis. Anatomical differences between homo sapiens and neanderthals: wider build, shorter neck, flatter forehead, structure of the jaw. Same tools found over and over: but delicate stone blades found from more modern period, art, cave paintings, and engravings. These are signs of a human psyche (consciousness) Child bones found: died 25 million years ago (after the last of the. Tibia (lower) was proportionally too short: characteristic of a neanderthal, adaptation to colder climate. Neanderthals archetype of the beast, barbarian: not actually true, europeans made it through evolution. Some did not make it far at all: neanderthal skeleton looked strange and deformed. Neanderthal behavior: evidence from iraq changed perspective. Took care of their injured for many years. Compassionate, caring, human: evidence of the flower pollen in a grave. Doing unpleasant things to each other is a main spur to man"s inventive side. Sharpening sticks, hardening the end: bows and arrows.
