ANTH 225- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 32 pages long!)
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40-50 kya: differ from middle pleistocene homo populations, increased cranial height, thinner skull bones, more vertical forehead, facial and brow ridge reduction, reduction in anterior teeth, reduced prognathism, mental eminence (chin, decreased skeletal robusticity. !2: how did they interact with other humans" already present in other parts of the world, three competing theories regarding the origin of modern humans: Thursday, november 9, 2017: multiregional continuity, complete replacement, assimilation. Multiregional continuity: regional populations of middle pleistocene homo gradually evolved into modern human populations that occupy those regions today, species integrity maintained by continual gene ow, regional separation resulted in modern races . Homo sapiens in asia: there are only 7 early human localities in all of asia, they date less than 40 kya, show features of modern humans as well as archaic forms, indicates interbreeding. Homo sapiens in australia: humans rst arrive perhaps 55 kya at lake mungo, more recent skulls appear very unlike other humans in the region (including australians)