ANT 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 60: Denisovan, Photodissociation, Epas1
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Fossil animal bones with cutmarks found at dikkika are 3. 4 million years old. Supports the idea that an early hominin used stone tools for cutting before the appearance of homo: witwatersrand. 2016 time 100 list--> influenced individuals who are changing the world. Rising star discoveries (south africa): 1 ,550 specimens of bones and teeth, derived traits: feet, legs, long thumbs, small teeth (similar to modern humans, primitive traits: brain size, curved finger bones. Dinaledi chamber (dh-1: difficult to reach chamber (30 meters below ground, no sediment, no bones from other species, lee berger has proposed that the purposeful disposal of dead led to this collection of naledi-only bones. 80+ sites in europe, israel, and west asia. Homogeneous population with identifiable traits, limited time span and limited geographic distribution. Distinctive and consistent physical traits: large cranial capacity, distinctive cranial features, dentition- front teeth show extreme wear and taurodontism; retromolar space, post-cranial skeleton is short and indicates massive muscles.
