ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Middle Paleolithic, Lithic Reduction, Stone Tool
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Origin and spread of modern humans: anatomically modern h. sapiens originated in a single pop in e or s africa around. Interaction of modern humans w/neanderthals: not completely clear, but genetic studies indicate not much interbreeding (1-4% In many areas, modern humans probably displaced neanderthals and other pre. H sapiens rapidly: last neanderthals went extinct around 35 kya within about 5 kya of spread of modern humans to europe. Counting/tallying something: main european cave art reach peak 17-18 mya, eg. Shamanic rites: cave art dies out in europe by 13 kya, remained very important in africa, australia, the americas, indications of ritual, eg. Age) when sea levels were lower: migration occurred across beringia = e siberia nw. North america and exposed continental shelf that connected the two areas: sea levels fluctuated but siberia and alaska were connected for most of last 1000 000 years up to about.
