Midterm 2 (2) Flashcards
What colour of hair/skin did neadertals have?
Red hair and light skin with freckles.
What really makes us different from neanderthals?
Capacity of symbolic thought and ritual.
What are the two models of how modern humans moved around the world?
- Multiregional model
2. Replacement model
What is the oldest fossil of a anatomically modern human?
195, 000 in Omo I, Ethiopia.
When and where do we see modern homo sapiens in the middle east?
Israel, 120, 000 kya.
What was found in the upper paleolithic in Europe?
40, 000 - 10, 000 years ago, the appearance of cro-magnon man, new technologies and cultural practices.
What are the two new technologies?
- Indirect percussion
2. Pressure flaking
What is indirect percussion?
Shape their core in to a cylinder, then the tool maker would used a punch-blade to create blades from this core.
What is pressure flaking?
Tool maker would use a tool to press some flakes on the tools to re-shape them.
How much Denisovan DNA is in the modern human genome?
About 5% of some populations in East Asia, specifically Melanesia and aboriginal Australian people.
What is an Atlatl?
A spear thrower.
