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10 Cards in this Set
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Levallois technique
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Technique used to create Oldowan tools
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Hafted
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Tools attached to a handle
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Neanderthals
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Hominins who dominated European fossil record from 127-30 kya
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Taurodont roots
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Deep roots in the tooth associated with Neanderthals (we have nontaurodont roots)
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Scapulae
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Shoulder blades
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Crural index
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Method to compare body proportions. Ratio of the length of the shin bone to the length of the thigh bone
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Basicrania
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Bottom of the skull
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Mousterian industry
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Stone tool kit associated with Neanderthals. They were Mode 3 technology
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Mode 3
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Stone tools characterized by flakes struck from prepared cores
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Sutures
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Tight, wavy joints found in children which become obliterated by bone growth in adulthood
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