ANTH 5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Homo, Oldowan, Acheulean
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Homo (genus) emerged in africa 1. 9 mya. Anatomical features and location of fossils are evidence. Cultural and genetic data used to reconstruct history of homo. Mode 1: oldowan stone tools - 3. 3 mya (prior to existence of homo) Oldowan = rough w/ minimal modifications from natural form. Mode 2: acheulean tools - 1. 6 mya. Mix of oldowan and early acheulean tools. Mode 3: middle stone age/middle paleolithic time period. Flakes removed from a coble to make a predetermined size/shape. Differe(cid:374)t spe(cid:272)ies te(cid:374)d to (cid:373)ake differe(cid:374)t tools helpful i(cid:374) de(cid:271)u(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g history of homo. Large majority of genome, carried same way & quantity for male/female. Mt dna: genetic info from mitochondrial genome. Passed only from mother to both sexes offspring. All the dna types above can be extracted from fossils bc dna is a stable molecule under dry, cold conditions. Using non-recombining genome (e. g. y-dna and mt-dna), we can construct phylogeny using cladistic methods.
