ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Neanderthal, Homo Erectus, Homo Habilis
27 Nov 2017
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Larger brains than homo habilis = more sophisticated tools. Homo erectus had evolved into another species of hominin in many parts of. Europe, asia and the middle east homo neandertalensis (neanderthals) Neanderthals are not our direct ancestors, and we did not evolve directly from them. Anterior tooth wear (use teeth as tool, to grasp things, twist etc) Cranium re ects industrial use of the teeth - anterior wear, worn down molars. Isolation from gene ow with other contemporaneous populations because of glacial climate- cold climate, geographically isolated from other populations, therefore couldn"t breed with other homo. Stone tool called: mousterian tool industry (retouching on edges, resharpen tools when dull) 8cm. 2006-2013 dna from femurs (thigh bones) of neanderthals buried in vindija. Non-african modern humans share 1-4% of dna with neanderthals (proof of interbreeding) inherited thicker skin, carotin. Inherited these diseases from neanderthals lupus, psoriasis, crohn"s, some forms of diabetes.
