ANTHROP 1AA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Upper Paleolithic, Surplus Product, Sedentism
3 Feb 2018
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What did hominins eat and how do we know? (page 399-403: size, structure and shape of teeth and jaws, dental micro wear, stone tools, but only date to after 2. 5 mya, cut marks on animals bones. In the upper paleolithic (50-10000 years ago: group of foragers/hunter and gatherers roamed the earth, small group of up to 75 people, nomadic, no long term, permanent villages or shelters, fairly egalitarian/little conflict as no distinctions in status. Is a subsistence strategy- a primary means of getting food. What is domestication: when plants and animals become dependent upon human intervention for survival. The mesolithic: approximately 17000-10000 years ago, extinction of large-game species, shift to broad spectrum collecting, less nomadic populations. Early evidence: 11500 years ago, tool kits for harvesting and grinding, sites- more permanent. Where is this evidence: ancient ear east- modern middle east.
