ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Homo Antecessor, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Erectus

• School: UTM
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT101H5
• Professor: Sherry Fukuzawa

Document Summary

Ant101 lecture 15 archaic homo sapiens. First indicated in homo erectus: hearth camp fire meet, gives good direct evidence of controlled use of fire. @ 800 - 600,000 kya first appeared in africa. Homo erectus gave rise to a bigger brained descendent. Probably occurred in africa or western eurasia. Trend through genus homo is increase of cranial capacity. Derived feauters: more rounded cranial vault, no sagittal crest, reduction of dentition, curved brow-ridges, reduced prognathism of face. Mosaic of h. erectus & h. sapien traits. Mauer mandible prototype specimens for heidelbergensis. Gran dolina, sierra de atapuerca, spain aka pit of bones. Early homo heidelbergensis (600,000 400,000 ya) Africa, europe, middle east & china found everyone this species is found. Stemmed points, composite tools, hafted spears, knives, scrapers. Carefully preparing stone core then producing finished implement with a single blow. Hafting /composite tools a tool made out of more than 1 material, now has a handle.