ANTH100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kebaran, Hematite, Aurochs
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First australians - finish off upper paleolithic -human fossils 40k ya, life is 60k ya. Australia linked to papua new guinea, land mass called sahul. Malakanija- 50kya, site, older part dear darwin, where they landed. Red ochre/mica made of hematite, lived in tents, tools thrown away, ate shell fish. Lake mungo (new south wales)- lots of game + plants attract animals. 42k bp oldest human remains found, group of hunter-gatherers. Female (mimgol lady) + man (buried with red ochre = symbolic ritual. Footprints 20k bp can tell size of feet (1-leg man, 6 foot tall man) Evidence of 1st peoples + animals (extinction due to climate/disease) Kowswamp (new south wales) 13k- 9k bp -symbolic practices- burial w/red ochre. Glaciers melted + sea levels rose + megafona died, britain cut off from europe in 66k bc. People stayed in one place instead of travelling due to concentrated resources. Europe: mesolithic 11500bp until first farmers, 8500bp greece.
