ANT101H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Homo Erectus, Homo Ergaster, Homo Habilis
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Epochs of the cenozoic: who is probable ancestor, when did they live, where are they found, what are their general traits. Gracile vs robust species: where, when, traits. Chapter 7 to 9 :evolution of the genus. What are their general traits - primitive, unique, derived. Tool technology: what is the tradition called, species, characteristic tool, function, method of manufacture, where, when. Homo erectus acheulean (chopping tool tradition in se asia) Hypotheses for their origin: out of africa, multiregional, partial replacement/assimilation. Modern humantraits: when, where, tool traditions, migrations into the new world. 1st civilizations of the world: mesopotamia sumerian, egyptian, indus valley harappan, chinese, mesoamerican mayan & inca. Pliocene 5 1. 8 mya hominins (australopithecines) Pleistocene 1. 8 mya 10,000 ya (genus homo) 2. 5 mya 1. 6 mya - early homo (homo habilis) 1. 8 mya 270,000 ya - h. erectus. 800/600 kya 100 kya archaic h. sapiens (h. heidelbergensis)
