HUMA 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homo Sapiens, Hunter-Gatherer, Paleolithic
26 May 2013
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Modern history = 1500th century: egypt, china. Prehistory = 5 million years: apes, monkeys (our relatives, developed into the latest form of homosapien sapien (single species) Separate us from mammals: use of tools. Neolithic: agriculture as principle form of supporting themselves. Ancient: beginning of civilization to 500 bce (rise of newer forms of civilization like greece, rome) We shared common ancestors of them (we are just relatives) Human = homosapiens came out of africa and migrated (to europe, asia, africa, america, australia: prior to migration, hominids migrated too (which existed before human) Part of australopithecus line --- became us down the row. Walked upright, but had smaller right than modern. Migrated to indonesia well before human did. This species is very small they are named hobbits by archagologists. Or reproduced (integrated) with humans and changed as both species. Ex: from valley of germany and fossils were found of this species. Lived in europe, earliest humans that lived in europe.
