ANTHR-140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Oldowan, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Ergaster
23 Sep 2020
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Major sites are in (1) zhoukoudian, china and (2) sangiran, indonesia. (1) cave site in china, 0. 7-0. 4 mya (recent), lots of material recovered. Remains of more than 40 adults & children. Large brow ridge, sagittal keel, nuchal torus. Characterized by thick skull and pronounced brow ridges. Several new species, now all h. erectus. Atapuerca (sima del elefante and gran dolina) But, many think later individuals are h. heidelbergensis. Tool use: transition from olduwan to achulean. Olduwan (chopper) to achulean (biface or handaxe) Achulean: (a) developed 1. 4 mya (b) handaxe and biface (c) raw material were transported long distances (d) butchering meat is evident (e) a sizeable portion of the diet was still from plant materials. Zhoukoudian cave site reconstructed behavior based on, High density of animal bones indicates diet. Ash layer indicates controlled fire and cooking. More recent evidence indicates this may have been a hyena den (at least at some times)
