ANTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Acheulean, Archaic Humans, Lower Paleolithic
6 Aug 2020
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If two species: h. ergaster: earlier african fossils: erectus: later asian/eur/afr fossils. Range: tropical, temperate afr/eur/asia (after 1. 5 mya) Regular meat eating, big game hunting (up to 30-40% of meat in diet) We see more hunting than scavenging (prey bones with stone tool scratch marks. Use animal hides as basic untailored clothing. As early as 1. 5 mya, there is indirect evidence to suggest control of fire; found patches of charcoal in association with remains. When even flakes have been removed from the pebble so there is no original surface of the pebble remaining. Removing small flakes from the cutting edge to refine the cutting edge. Scrappers used to scrap things off (ex: scrap everything off the hide; meat off bones) Side scraper retouching is along the side of the tool. End scraper the retouching is towards the end of the tool. No chin (only modern humans have a chin) Acheulean tools, big game hunters (deer, gazelle, rhino, elephants)
