ANTH 1001 : Anthropology 3
Document Summary
Rise of the genus homo: the current hypothesis, is that a. africanus is the step right before genus homo, africanus sediba (best candidate) homo habilis h. erectus. The genus homo: smaller, flatter face, larger head larger brain size, hallmark of homo brain size, reorganization and expansion of the human brain, expansion not as dramatic in the beginning as we previously though. Mosaic evolution: mosaic evolution (or modular evolution) is the concept that evolutionary change takes place in some body parts or systems without simultaneous changes in other parts. Use-wear analysis: skinning animals, removing meat/ marrow, digging, increased protein consumption possibly linked to brain increase. First stone tool industry: oldtown tools, 2. 6 ma- tanzania & ethiopia (goma, odiuval gorge one of the first sites they found tools also. Oldwan tool industry: lower paleolithic, hammer stones, cores, flakes, africa, rep of georgia. Brain structure and diet: australopithecines, primarily vegetarian, relied on skull/teeth, homo, omnivores, meat in diet, relied on tools.
