ARCH 131 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jebel Irhoud, Histocompatibility, Krapina

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 131
• Professor: Dennis Sandgathe

Document Summary

Some form of h. erectus was in europe by 1mya. Venta micena 1. 6mya, old of the 3 but question whether bone is hominin or not, no stone tools. Barranco leon 1. 4mya, dated by various methods, small mammal bio-chronology, paleomagnetism (study of earth"s magnetic field in rocks) Several caves where fossils and stone tools of earliest known hominins in west europe found. Between 1. 25 mya and 800kya there was a major migration of fauna (animal life) out of africa. 100 hominin bones fragments, 6 different individuals. Radiometric dates and paleomagnetism suggest remains are 800-875kyo. Small mammals from level 9 are species dated 1-1. 5mya. But gran dolina has stone tools older layer from ~1mya. Layer 9 mandible, 10 levels and 7m below the brunhes chron/matuyama chron boundary. Caune de l"arago, france, on mediterranean coast near perpignan. Robust, thick bones, almost identical to kabwe, africa. Carnivore tooth marks > 50% of bones but age profile remain =/=