Homininss

Question 1

Australopithecines characteristics and behaviour

Answer 1

Characteristics: Smaller Brain size, reduction in front teeth, sexually dimorphic

Behaviour: Meat eating from scevenging, no evidence of hunting

Question 2

Paranthropis Characteristics and Behaviour

Answer 2

Characteristics: More robustly built, Larger brain size, very large molars and premolars, large jaws for chewing, presence of sagittal crest, pneumatized

Behaviour: Adapted to a diet made of coarse vegetation, strong sexual dimorphism, possible gorilla-like behaviour

Question 3

The Habilines Characteristics and Behaviour

Answer 3

Larger Brains, Rounder Skull, Smaller Teeth, Less facial prognathism, Postcranial like Australopithecines

Behaviour: Possibly first tool makers, Oldowan tool technology, possible uses as hammers, digging tools, etc.

Question 4

Australipithecus garhi Characteristics and behaviour

Answer 4

Oldest fossil that we know of that has been using stone tools

Behaviour:: Tool use, butchery of meat

Question 5

Characteristics and Behaviour of Homo Erectus

Answer 5

Larger body, Larger brain, robus built, less sexual dimorphism, Higher skull, less prognathic, smaller jaws and teeth, larger supraorbital torus, Occipital torus

Behaviour: First to potentially migrate out of Africa, New Tools (Acheulean tools), Hunters or Scavengers, Use of Fire, Made Shelters

Question 6

Archaics Characteristics and behaviour

Answer 6

Large brain size, modern human stature, more robust built, massive supraorbital torus, occipital torus

Behaviour: Hunted Large game, stone tools

Question 6

Homo Floresiensis Characteristics and Behaviour

Answer 6

1m tall, Small brain, Island Effect
Behaviour: Used fire, Stone tools

Question 7

Homo Sapiens Characteristics and Behaviour

Answer 7

Roundest skull, Small teeth, presence of a chin, slender build, oldest remains in africa (?)
Behaviour: Contemporary with Neandertals (Coexisted), No evidence of cultural differences during that time

Question 7

Neanderthal Characteristics and Behaviour

Answer 7

Very robust built, Very large incisors, Short limbs

Behaviour: Adapted to life in cold climates, buried their dead, evidence of portable art, evidence of care for the elderly

Question 8

Main Hominins

Answer 8

Australopithecines

Paranthropis

Australipithecus Garhi

Homo Erectus

Homo Floresiensis

Archaics

Neanderthal

Homo Sapien