Exam 4 Part 6 Flashcards
There were no Acheulian hand axes in _____
Asia
When was fire being controlled by homo erectus?
1.5 mya
Why is it hard to determine when fire use happened?
Homo erectus may have made fires accidentally
What is conclusive evidence that homo erectus controlled fire 800 ka?
Ashes in caves
Hominin that is uncertain; incredibly valuable find because range of variability in terms of facial features, post cranial features; suggests social care
Dmanisi hominin
What types of evidence support the dmanisi hominin were meat eaters?
Animal bones have stone tool cuts in them
May be the direct ancestor of homo neanderthalensis in Europe and Homo sapiens; exhibits traits found in later neanderthals and modern humans
Homo heidelbergensis
How long did Homo heidelbergensis live?
500,000 years ago
What were stone tools like for Homo heidelbergensis?
Similar to Acheulean tools
What is the cranial capacity of Homo heidelbergensis?
1400 cc
What was the average height of Homo heidelbergensis?
6’
___ projecting face for Homo heidelbergensis
Less
What is the cranium like for Homo heidelbergensis?
Round
What are the brow ridges like for Homo heidelbergensis?
Separated
When did anatomically modern homo sapiens appear?
130,000 years ago
