CAS AR 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Homo Erectus, Social Stratification, Pachacuti

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Archaeology the study of human history and prehistory thru the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts + other physical remains. Culture the means of human adaptation based on past experiences in physical/social environments. Material culture the physical evidence of a culture in the objects and architecture they make, or have made. The term tends to be relevant only in archeological and anthropological studies, but it specifically means all material evidence which can be attributed to culture, past or present. Matrix physical material in which archaeological artifacts are found (dirt) Ape and human features, flat face, habitual bipedalism, between 6-7mya. Lucy, found at hadar, laetoli, east africa, humanlike teeth, walked upright, laetoli footprints, 4-3mya 440cc cranium. H habilis first members of our genus, 2. 5mya clear increase in brainsize from afarensis, close in time to first stone tools, olduvai gorge, mix of primitive and derived features, 680cc cranium.