Heidelbergensis in Europe & Floresiensis Flashcards
when was it believed that Heidelbergensis lived in Europe and where?
Boxgrove, Southern England- 500,000ya
during what time period was Heidelbergensis in Europe?
the lower paleolithic
what was found at the site in Boxgrove, along with Heidelbergensis remains?
Archeulean bifacial tools, 150 hand axes, rhino carcasses
what was significant about the Boxgrove site?
evidence of hunting and meat eating. There was a horse scapula found with what appeared to be spear markings, suggesting close range hunting
where else was a site found in Europe with evidence of Heidelbergensis and how old was it?
Schoningen, Germany- 400,000years
what was found at the Schoningen site?
wooden spears (11 of them), with no stone tip and were well balanced
what was significant about the wooden spears found in Germany and what type of area were they found in?
they didn’t have spear points to them, they were carved to a point and well balanced, showing evolution in weapons and skills of hominins. They were found in a coal mine
H. Floresiensis was first found where and might have lived in that area how long ago?
Island of Florensis, Liang Bua Cave in Indonesia. 100,000 to 600,000 ya
what was significant about H. Floresiensis?
they were the smallest hominin, thought have had a deformity called microcephaly (below average head size)
how tall and what was the brain size of H. Floresiensis?
1m tall, 44 lbs, had a long low skull with a 380cc brain
H. Floresiensis was evidence of what type of dwarfing and how does it occur?
Island dwarfing, thought to be the result of longterm isolation of H. Erectus
what did island dwarfing mean for archaeologists and their theories?
they started to rethink the links between brain size and complexity of tools
I’m 1m tall live in Indonesia and have a long low skull, what hominin am I?
H. Floresiensis
