ANTHR-130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Homo Heidelbergensis, Brain Size, Stone Age

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHR-130
• Professor: Hui

Document Summary

So we are not yet in the human genus: homo. New species of hominin discovered in 1999 in ethiopia. May be a direct human ancestor- linking australopithicus with homo genus. Demonstrated that the thigh bone elongated way before the forearm shortened. Animal butchery using tools, signifying a dietary change. In competition with australopithicus africanus over the direct human ancestor. The 3 candidates for the direct ancestor of homo are: Some consider it to be an australopithacine. Found stone tools, and dubbed handy man . First species to migrate out of africa. Turkan boy is the most complete fossil found of this species. Also lived in asia and peking man is this species. What likely separated homo erectus from homo habilis is hunting. Toolmaking became more sophisticated with homo erectus. Technique that involved chipping the core bilaterally and symmetrically. Created teardrop shaped hand axes- demonstates advances cognition. Used for a variety of tasks- gutting, skinning, and dismembering animals.