ANTC17H3 Lecture Notes - Homo Heidelbergensis, Acheulean, Scapula
7 May 2012
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We see period of at least 1. 5 million years of overlap between homo and. Australopithecus **: they must have been using different niche, food, webs to survive, asutralo esp boisei were very specialized, homo started showing more human like dentition. Homo: larger brain size, early homo still have very ape-like body plan rudolfensis, face was still thick compared to humans and later homo. Just very simple tools: only few types in tools, everything is very simplified. Double of what these early homo species had. They were eating more meat on habitual basis. The potential was already there for language and symbolic thoughts. But we more find evidence of tools than the actual fossils. Ability to use fire intentional fire starts in s africa: need to be careful because accidental fire mimic human intentional fire. Some important features these are orthonathic flat face, looking like human.
