ANTH 101 Study Guide - Archaic Humans, Middle Paleolithic, Lower Paleolithic
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A misconception is that neanderthals are our ancestors but they evolved separately from a common ancestor. we"ve discovered they are not as primitive or cave mannish as we previously thought: add neanderthals to your hominin chart! How do these rules relate to the fossil record? hyper polar bodies (short arms and short legs, short and stocky) allows conservation of heat closer to the body in colder climates. Neanderthals developed at a similar rate to modern humans in many stages. Bones showed evidence of a lot of trauma and illness due to lifestyle and the ruggedness of the terrain. They mainly ate meat and large game animals. Very little symbolic behavior, but a significant amount of time was dedicated to the burial of the dead. Bodo: a place where archaic african h. sapiens bones were found with cut marks on the face. Kabwe: site in zambia where one of the oldest skulls was found with tooth cavities.
