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Homo heidelbergensis when and where
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600 - 130 kya
middle Pleistocene Africa and West Eurasia |
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Characteristics which differentiate heidelbergensis and ergaster
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heidelbergensis evolved from ergaster
Heidelbergensis has... • reduced postorbital constriction • larger brain • slightly larger and higher cranial vault • less prognathic face • more complex material culture → mode 3 Mousterian/Levallois technique |
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Evolutionary relationship between Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo sapiens
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• heidelbergensis lived together with erectus in East Asia
• Heidelbergensis is ancestral to both neanderthalensis and sapiens • group from East Asia moved to Europe to evolve into neanderthalensis • group from South Africa evolved into sapiens |
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Homo neanderthalensis when and where
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127 - 30 kya
Northern Europe and Middle East |
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Homo neanderthalensis characteristics
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• robust → 30% heavier w. large joints
• larger brains than modern humans • low skull, defined brow ridge • large face and nose • adapted to cold conditions • Mode 3 Mousterian/Levallois technique tools • associated w/ adornment and burials |
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Homo sapens when and where
when and to where → colonization |
195 kya
Africa colonization of Australia 40 kya colonization of New World 12 kya |
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Homo sapiens characteristics
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• presence of forehead, chin, globular cranium
• sometimes a brow ridge • evidence of personal adornment and art in Africa • mode 4 technology Sulutran • long distance exchange networks → raw material from distant locations |
