ANTH 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Blombos Cave, Behavioral Modernity, Red Heifer
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But how, as archaeologists can we find materials evidence for modern human behavior. Early evidence for modern human behavior is seen in africa. But these early signs for modern human behavior are neither continuous nor uniform across africa. Only much later they become uniform when modern humans migrate out of africa. Efficient use of raw material single core is used to produce multiple choice. Extension of the arm produces more linear force-hence extends the range of the javelin throw. Mammoth bone burial elderly woman: red ochre skull buried beneath 2 mammoth shoulder bones. Found in many caves in southwestern europe france and spain. Other early cave art location are found in north and south africa as well as. Interpretation difficult: art for art s sake (reflects more mature and complex consciousness, hunting magic theory. Abbot henry breuil: ensures successful hunt representations of animals hurt by arrows or spears. Ethnographic study of san art of south africa.
