human evolution Flashcards
evidence of humans in the late quaternary
- Liang Bua limestone cave remains of 9 people
- the hobbit dated 12,000 y/a
what was the palaeolithic?
- old stone age
- defined by use of stone tools
- lower palaeolithic = pre H.sapiens, H. Habilis onwards
middle palaeolithic
H. sapiens
where was the earliest evidence of humans found?
- N of Alps
evidence of first Britons
- 780,000-990,000 y/a
- Goughs cave, Somerset
how was the evidence of the first Britons dated?
using known magnetic reversals and law of super-position with other interglacial deposits
when was the mesolithic?
10,500-6000 y/a
advances in the mesolithic
- stone industry
- microlithic flaked tools and blades
- preserved artefacts
- wide diet, seasonal
- marine and terrestrial animal consumption
when was the neolithic period?
6000 y/a
what was the neolithic revolution?
- domestication of plants
- animal breeding
- pop increase
what did the occupation of Britain depend on?
ebb and flow with glacial-interglacial cycle
when we’re H.neanderthalenisis remains found?
1856
Germany
when was ‘On the Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection’ published?
1859
who and when were H.erectus discovered?
Eugene Dubois 1891
Animalia
- kingdom
- animals can move on their own
Chordata
- phylum
- animals have a backbone
Mammalia
- class
- chordates with fur and milk glands
primate
- order
- mammals with collar bones and grasping fingers
Hominidae
- family
- primates with relatively flat faces and 3D vision
Homo
- genus
- hominids with upright posture and large brains
sapiens
- species
- Homo with high forehead and thin skull bones
what does Hominid mean?
the Great Apes
what does Hominin mean?
all members of the Homo genus and ancestors
australopithecina
203 Ma
