ANT 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Magdalenian, Small Population Size, Stone Tool
12 Aug 2016
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All contemporary populations are placed within h. sapiens. Regional continuity: multiregional evolution all hominins evolving in africa homo erectus moves to europe, africa and asia. Then all of these evolved into modern homo sapiens. Replacement modern humans evolved in africa and replaced all of species of humans. Partial (only partially replaced other humans and then were able to interbreed) Complete replacement model hasn"t been falsified. Regional continuity model dna says no. Partial replacement model on a scale from weak multiregional continuity" to incomplete replacement". Modern humans from africa and the near east. Omo site oldest modern human, two crania found, one looking more modern than the other. Skhul site minimum of 10 individuals, earliest modern humans known outside of africa. Qafzeh site large sample modern but some individuals are still robust. Hybrid child between modern h. sapiens and neandertals. Cranium of adult female homo floresienses from flores, indonesia, dated 100,000-50,000 years ago.
