Anthropology 1026F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Klasies River Caves, Liang Bua, Cave Bear
13 Jan 2017
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Short life span (55% die before 25 and few >35) (cid:862)old (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:863) 4(cid:1004)-50 years old) of la chapelle aux saints, france = no teeth, jaw disease, arthritis in jaw, spine, hip, foot, etc. Old and infirm survived for some time = helped by confreres = concern for aged and sick. E(cid:448)eral (cid:862)ar(cid:272)hai(cid:272)(cid:863) or (cid:862)a(cid:374)(cid:272)estral(cid:863) features: no chin, low skull, prognathic face. A) europeans have looked in europe for evidence of human evolutions since (cid:1005)8(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s, (cid:374)ot so i(cid:374) afri(cid:272)a. B) europe: lime stone caves preserve bone but in africa different rock types = less preserved: earliest skeletal material is located in africa, go back to 195,000 years ago, herto, ethiopia. 1450 cc: klasies river mouth, south africa. Distinct chin, slight brow ridges: so earliest more modern fossil forms = africa and as old as neanderthals, perhaps older. Similar stone tools to mousterian called middle stone age in africa. No elaborate grave goods in burials and debatably, few formed bone tools.
