final part quizlet Flashcards
Where is zoukoudian?
- What is another name for this site?
- When did homoerctus arrive there
- China
- known as dragonbone hill
- Erectus arrived 400k years ago
What caused the remains of 40 individuals to be destroyed at zoukoudian
Japanese invasion and occupation of of china during WW2
When did Homo erectus arrive in Ceprano, Italy
Sometime between 1 million and 700 thousand years ago
When did Homo erectus arrive in spain
1.2 mya- 800k years ago
what are some general features of homo erectus skulls
Pronounced brow ridge, Low forehead, and long, low brain case
what tool kit was used by homo erectus
Achulian tool kit
What did the achulean tool kit consist of
Hand axes for hunting and butchering and flakes for finer cutting
What is the time range for homo heidelbergensis
800k-100k
How big was homo heidelbergensis brain
1280CC
Where has homo heidelbergensis been found
found across africa, asia, europe
how could you describe homo heidelbergensis body proportion
Hieght and weight were modern
What was the maur jaw?
Where and when was it discovered? how old is it
- Holo type of homo heidelbergensis
- discovered in maur germany in 1907
- 600-650k
How do H. Heidelbergensis cranial features compare to H. Erectus
H. Heidelbergensis had a larger brain than H erectus, and there heads were more round
- what is another name for the site at spain?
- When did homo heidelbergensis arrive there to spain?
- What happened there
Known as sima de los huesos
- 400 KYA
- dozens of young male bodies were deposited into a large pit inside a cave
What happened to H. Heidelbergensis
In europe evolved into homo neanderthalensis. in africa evolved to homo sapiens
When and where was homo neanderthals discovered?
what was it initially belived to be
Germany
1856
-thought to be a man with rickets, a barbarian, or an ancient and stupid human ancestor
La chapelle-aux-saints
- fossil was categorized as a neanderthal. and was discovered to be elderly
- discovered in 1908 and burried in fetal position
- shows us that human ancestors lived longer than we thought they did
shandiar, Iraq
discovered in 1957 45k years old
heavy wear on teeth with lots of injuries
neanderthal physical traits
-Short and robust
-Barrel shaped chest
-Larger brain than modern humans (1620cc)
Adapted to colder climates
What tool kit did neanderthals use
mousterian tool kits
what did mousterian tool kits consist of
points, spearheads, and scrapers
Know archaeological and genetic evidence for human/neanderthal interbreeding
Humans and neanderthals interbred, and neanderthal dna remains in non african descended humans till this day
What homonids were found in a Denisova Cave, Siberia, and when do they arrive there
Denisovan remains from 200 thousand years ago, neanderthal remains from 200k-100k years ago
did denisovans and neanderthals interbreed
Yes, DNA analysis shows that neanderthals and denisovans interbred