NUTR 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Denisova Cave, Homo Erectus, Denisovan
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Represents about 5% of some populations in east asia especially melanesia and aboriginal. Students should be familiar with the unique characteristics of anatomically modern humans. Anatomically modern humans then spread into other areas of the old world replacing premodern humans: neandertal populations in europe were replaced by modern humans 30,000-40,000 years ago. Chapter 5 has a discussion of the evidence for the origins of anatomically modern humans. The majority of evidence presented in the discussion supports the replacement hypothesis: the oldest anatomically modern human fossils are found in africa, transitional forms intermediate between pre-modern and modern humans are found in. Early modern homo sapiens sites in the middle east: qafzeh/sk hl, israel, dates to about 120,000 years ago. Anatomically modern homo sapiens in europe: arrive in europe around 40,000 years ago, early anatomically modern humans in europe are often referred to as cro-magnon, discovered in 1868 at cro-magnon rock shelter near les eyzies, france.
