ANTHRO 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Homo Rudolfensis, Homo Naledi, Homo Habilis
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Recognizing the first hominin a. b. c. d. Early homo dates and locations a. b. c. d. More commonly found in river margin settings i. ii. iii. iv. Homo rudolfensis a. b. c. d. e. f. Only humans routinely and systematically make stone tools. Homo habilis a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Smaller brain, smaller face, and smaller teeth compares to rudolfensis. First stone tool user (a. garhi was first stone tool user from recent evidence from gona) Homo naledi a. b. c. d. e. f. Cave called rising star, some 30 miles northwest of johannesburg. Brain is half the size of modern human. Need more fossils and date to sort out. Low sea levels at various periods during the past 2 million years would have made i from africa to indonesia. Similar to what we see in humans today. Larger temporal lobes f. g. h. i. j. k. l.