ANT203Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Homo Erectus, Homo Habilis, Homo Heidelbergensis
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Homo erectus: morphology, africa, indonesia, china, comparison of asian and african homo erectus, europe, technology. Cranial characteristics: relative to earlier hominins: Could be a reason for reduction in teeth, less need for them: variation in shape and size. Unrelated to how they were used, made, or toolmakers thought they should look. More due to differences in the raw materials/rocks themselves; fracture and break in different ways: associated (we think) with homo habilis; morphologically not adept at meat eating and would therefore need such tools (small tooth size) Achulean tool industry: 1. 6 mya, standardized form. Ratio of height, to width, to thickness, etc. Made with specific uses in mind: passed from generation to generation. Very little change in achulean tools across space (africa, asia, europe) and time. Potential parents teaching offspring: associated with remains of homo erectus, primary users of achulean tools, flaked on both sides.
