ANT-2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Homo Naledi, Richard Wrangham, Homo Ergaster
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Abnormal tissue on tibia of er-1808, from 1. 6 million years ago, suggests that meat was eaten. Catching fire: how cooking made us human. Ra(cid:449) to (cid:272)ooked i(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)ease the (cid:374)ut(cid:396)itio(cid:374) that (cid:272)ould (cid:271)e e(cid:454)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)ted f(cid:396)o(cid:373) food. Allowed a shorter gut and a bigger brain. Shoulders were positioned in a way that would have helped with climbing and hanging. More than 80 sites in europe, israel, and west asia. Homogenous population with identifiable traits, limited time span, and limited geographic distribution. Type specimen discovered in a cave in the neander valley, in 1856. 80+ sites in europe, israel, and west asia. The face sticks out a little bit in the middle. Front teeth are bigger than modern human front teeth; excessive wear on front teeth. Development of bone in front of the eyes that humans and apes do not have. There is evidence to suggest that the neanderthals had very large muscles.
