BIOLOGY 1M03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Human Accelerated Regions, Later Stone Age, Behavioral Modernity
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Chapter 13: homo sapiens evolution of modern behav. Derived morphological traits small face and teeth, pointed chin, high rounded cranium, less robust postcranium. Latest modern human fossils found in europe, dated to 30kya. Cranial capacity of at least 1350 cc. Modern humans in europe were able to accumulate complex adaptive and symbolic behavior in the same way as people living today. Oldest homo sapien fossils found in africa 200-100kya. Supports african origin, migration to asia, then europe. Not conclusive because fossil record in spotty, some fossils ambiguous, dating is not always correct. Long, thin and flat with a sharp edge. More cutting edge than flakes do; made more efficient use of raw materials than older tool technologies. A large number of distinctive, standardized tool kits. Raw materials could be transported long distances (100s of kilometres) Upper paleothilic industries varied in time and space.
