ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anatomically Modern Humans
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Compared to heidleburginsus- virtually the same: compared to neanderthals, taller, narrower chest- width and depth, limb proportions are different, less robust. Regional continuity (multiregional evolution: more complicated set of ideas, transition to modern humans took place regionally and without replacement. What is considered modern: according to regional continuity: humanity began long before a certain look or behavior, contrast regional continuity to complete replacement: When:last time there was a drastic speciation= much older 1. 8mya. Where: started in africa, but happened regionally all over the old world. Those are extremes, there are also multiple ideas in the middle. Partial replacement: multiple ideas, something happened in africa more recently, some say interbreeding, some say replacement. What does the evidence suggest: oldest amh fossils come from africa, overlapping species : could be used to support complete replacement, fossils with combined features: suggest interbreeding (neanderthal/ human hybrids, dna data is ambiguous.
