final part quizlet

Question 1

Where is zoukoudian?

• What is another name for this site?
• When did homoerctus arrive there

Answer 1

• China
• known as dragonbone hill
• Erectus arrived 400k years ago

Question 2

What caused the remains of 40 individuals to be destroyed at zoukoudian

Answer 2

Japanese invasion and occupation of of china during WW2

Question 3

When did Homo erectus arrive in Ceprano, Italy

Answer 3

Sometime between 1 million and 700 thousand years ago

Question 4

When did Homo erectus arrive in spain

Answer 4

1.2 mya- 800k years ago

Question 5

what are some general features of homo erectus skulls

Answer 5

Pronounced brow ridge, Low forehead, and long, low brain case

Question 6

what tool kit was used by homo erectus

Answer 6

Achulian tool kit

Question 7

What did the achulean tool kit consist of

Answer 7

Hand axes for hunting and butchering and flakes for finer cutting

Question 8

What is the time range for homo heidelbergensis

Answer 8

800k-100k

Question 9

How big was homo heidelbergensis brain

Answer 9

1280CC

Question 10

Where has homo heidelbergensis been found

Answer 10

found across africa, asia, europe

Question 11

how could you describe homo heidelbergensis body proportion

Answer 11

Hieght and weight were modern

Question 12

What was the maur jaw?

Where and when was it discovered? how old is it

Answer 12

• Holo type of homo heidelbergensis
• discovered in maur germany in 1907
• 600-650k

Question 13

How do H. Heidelbergensis cranial features compare to H. Erectus

Answer 13

H. Heidelbergensis had a larger brain than H erectus, and there heads were more round

Question 14

• what is another name for the site at spain?
• When did homo heidelbergensis arrive there to spain?
• What happened there

Answer 14

Known as sima de los huesos

• 400 KYA
• dozens of young male bodies were deposited into a large pit inside a cave

Question 15

What happened to H. Heidelbergensis

Answer 15

In europe evolved into homo neanderthalensis. in africa evolved to homo sapiens

Question 16

When and where was homo neanderthals discovered?

what was it initially belived to be

Answer 16

Germany
1856
-thought to be a man with rickets, a barbarian, or an ancient and stupid human ancestor

Question 17

La chapelle-aux-saints

Answer 17

• fossil was categorized as a neanderthal. and was discovered to be elderly
• discovered in 1908 and burried in fetal position
• shows us that human ancestors lived longer than we thought they did

Question 18

shandiar, Iraq

Answer 18

discovered in 1957 45k years old

heavy wear on teeth with lots of injuries

Question 19

neanderthal physical traits

Answer 19

-Short and robust
-Barrel shaped chest
-Larger brain than modern humans (1620cc)
Adapted to colder climates

Question 20

What tool kit did neanderthals use

Answer 20

mousterian tool kits

Question 21

what did mousterian tool kits consist of

Answer 21

points, spearheads, and scrapers

Question 22

Know archaeological and genetic evidence for human/neanderthal interbreeding

Answer 22

Humans and neanderthals interbred, and neanderthal dna remains in non african descended humans till this day

Question 23

What homonids were found in a Denisova Cave, Siberia, and when do they arrive there

Answer 23

Denisovan remains from 200 thousand years ago, neanderthal remains from 200k-100k years ago

Question 24

did denisovans and neanderthals interbreed

Answer 24

Yes, DNA analysis shows that neanderthals and denisovans interbred

Question 25

Why is the “Denis” individual significant as a “hybrid”

Answer 25

Denny was first generation hybrid, the first human hybrid to be discovered, sharing 40% denisovan and 40% neanderthal dna

Question 26

Which modern human populations possess the genes and or traits of the denisovans

Answer 26

all modern human populations outside of africa share genes and traits of denisovans