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Which premodern species is most likely the direct ancestor
to archaic Homo sapiens?
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Homo erectus
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What is the Middle Pleistocene?
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900,000 to 125,000 ya
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The Upper Pleistocene?
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125,000 to 10,000 ya
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How did glacial and interglacial periods affect hominid
migration?
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Glaciation: colder temp in north, arid conditions in south
interglacials: north become warmer, south becomes wetter |
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What anatomical features define “anatomically modern”
Homo sapiens?
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Limited development of brow ridges, chin, small face, small teeth and jaw, prominent mastoid process, limited development of occipital torus or bun
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What anatomical features define “archaic” Homo sapiens?
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Cranial 1,000 to 1,400cc; large, arching browridges; large nasal aperture; thick-boned, low cranial vault; strong browridges, inflated cheeks, occipital torus(ridge)
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What geographic areas do we find archaics?
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Found in africa, europe, china
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Where did
archaics originate?
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Why is it considered a leap forward in abstract thinking?
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It signals an increased capacity for abstract planning and an advanced skill level
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What materials were used for the first time to make tools?
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Bone, antler, flake scars on stone, wooden spears, throwing sticks
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What is the definition for a “blade”?
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Flakes that are twice as long as they ware wide
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What is the evidence that archaics were big game hunters?
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Bones of large animals have been found
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Who are the Neandertals? Why is there so much debate about
them?
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Appear in 125,000 to 10,000 ya. lumped as archaic homo sapiens, subspecies of modern homo sapiens neanderthalensis, or separate species as homo neanderthalensis
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Where did they exist geographically?
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Lived during glaciations and experienced extreme oscillations in climate, europe and western asia
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What timeframe did they exist? Which other Homo species
were they contemporary with?
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Exist in late pleistocene. modern homo sapiens
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