ANTH 110 Midterm: Anthropology Exam Study Guide
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Chapter 7: the origins of culture & emergence of homo. Oldowan tradition (beginning 2. 5 mya: the earliest stone toolmaking tradition, named after tools found in bed 1 at olduvai. Homo habilis and homo rudolfensis: kenya, tanzania, ethiopia, south africa, homo habilis: earlier of the 2 species, (cid:862)ha(cid:374)dy ma(cid:374)(cid:863, dating from about 2. 3 mya, cranial capacities averaging about 630-640cc, about. Jaw lighter and thinner and face less prognathic (forward thrusting) than earlier forms: brain was larger but smaller than moderns, prominent, projecting nose, footprints at ileret (lake turkana) Terra amata, france: camp excavated (300,000 ya) near nice, france, well-known site that shows evidence of seasonal occupation, postholes for 30x15 shelters, central hearths located in each, gathered seafood, fished, and hunted. Homo heidelbergensis: re(cid:272)e(cid:374)tly it"s (cid:271)ee(cid:374) suggested that (cid:862)tra(cid:374)sitio(cid:374)al(cid:863) fossils share (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) traits a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ay represent a separate species, mauer, bodo, hopefield, elandsfontein, *term used for transitional spe, cimens. Neanderthals who were less robust and also diff. from those over 75,000 ya.
