ANTHR101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Film: Social Complexity, Intimate Relationship, Richard Dawkins
8 Mar 2016
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France; in 1994 people found underground caverns with painting 34000 years ago. The great rift valley of east africa; the landscape of human evolution. Once inhabited by hominids before they were truly human. This place was once a tool making factory. Bringing rocks from the highlands creating the swiss army knife". They had a regularity of thinking; chances are they never spoke to one another like we do; they didn"t have the creativity or diversity of cultures. Human evolution began around 6 million years ago when they split off from the chimpanzees. More dependence on meat diet; brain size increased. People would be recognized more in terms of their behaviours. Distinctively, human parts of our brains were in place before leaving africa. Cave in turkey one of the earliest modern human living sites: structure/wall of stone that looked like a bedding area. Those who lived here had more on their minds than simple survival.
