ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Intellectual Freedom, Endogamy, Aurignacian
Document Summary
Sources of data relevant to assessing competing models for the origin of modern humans. Anatomically modern homo sapiens appears at a similar time in multiple places. There is evidence of intermediate forms in all geographic areas. The first anatomically modern specimens share features with earlier occurring hominins in each area. Anatomically modern homo sapiens appears first in africa. There is only evidence of intermediates in africa. The first anatomically modern specimens known from any non-african area are african in appearance. Ranging from a very archaic form to a very modern one. More advanced artifacts don"t necessarily appear first in any particular place. No continuity in artifacts from any given area other than in africa. Associated with the first anatomically modern humans in europe. Even more blade tools and bone use than in the ch telperronian (but similar ? shared ideas ?) Amounts of genetic variability evenly distributed across the old world. Neandertals equally distantly related to all modern humans.
