ANTHROP 2FF3 Chapter Notes -Archaic Humans, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus
16 Mar 2013
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Upper paleolithic (newest ancestors: later h. sapiens (40,000-10,000 ya) Middle paleolithic: early homo sapiens, homo neaderthalensis, homo heidelbergensis. Lower palaeolithic (oldest ancestors: homo erectus, homo habilis, australopithecus gahri (2. 6-2. 5 mya oldowan area) Earliest found in east africa (2. 5 mya) Homo habilis often associated with the oldowan tool/stone industry. Other data has proven wrong: australopithicus gahri (2. 5 mya: most likely an ancestor of homo sapiens (due to the cranial capacity, cut marks seen on fossil bones, thus, oldowan in association with early homo and some australopithecines. Plieocine epoch (5. 2-1. 6 mya) = age of humanity. Ice age, development of bipedalism and out of africa by h. erectus. Paleolithic = old stone tools age (oldowan and acheulian) Homo habilis and homo rudofensis (2. 5-2. 8 mya: may have been tree climbers, short legs and a non-steady gait pattern, more like australapithecines (slightly larger brains, characteristics. Carrying both stone and meat to certain locations ( curation )
