Lecture 6

Question 1

What is the dmanisi site?

Answer 1

The most earliest well-dated archaeological site outside of africa. 1.7 MYA. Homo erectus found here.

Question 2

Where in Indonesia was homo erectus also found?

Answer 2

Java, Indonesia. Dates of homo erectus reported to be as old as 1.6 - 1.75 MYA.

Question 3

What is the acheulian tool industry?

Answer 3

Bifacial. Large oval or teardrop shaped hand axes. 1.6 MYA Can use to dig up roots, cutting meat off bones, etc.

Question 4

Why don’t we see acheulean tools (the tools associated with homo erectus) in indonesia?

Answer 4

Homo erectus may have left Africa before that tool-type had been invented.

Question 5

Who was peking man?

Answer 5

Fossils in China dating from 800,000 - 200,000. Some as old as 1.36 - 1.1.

Question 6

By 1.4 MYA, where do you see acheulian tools?

Answer 6

Africa, europe, middle east.

Question 7

What did scientists find in Chesowanja, Kenya?

Answer 7

Lumps of burned clay (1.4 mya). Debated whether its a really associated with homo erectus fire-making or not.

Question 8

What did scientists find at Gesher Benot, Israel?

Answer 8

Burned wood and stone flakes in clusters from homo erectus’s time. More convincing than the site in Kenya.

Question 9

What species initially occupied western europe?

Answer 9

Homo erectus, homo antecessor, homo heidelbergensis.

Question 10

Little Flores People

Answer 10

Nova PBS-look up.

Question 11

What do most experts believe how homo erectus got to western europe?

Answer 11

A route through western Asia.

Question 12

Sime Del elefante Cave in Spain?

Answer 12

Presence of hominids 1.2 MYA

Question 13

What was found at the box grove site?

Answer 13

Wooden spears, perforated horse scapula - shown that we hunted big game 400,000 KYA