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28 Cards in this Set
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Olduvai Gorge |
Early stone tools, Stone circle at DK, possible early base camp |
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Laeotoli |
Austrolopethicine footprints in volcanic ash (can be dated) |
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Taung child |
A. africanus 2.8 mya Bipedal Very early hominid |
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Lucy |
A. Afarensis 3.2 mya Bipedal |
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Oldowan industry |
2.5 mya Unifacial choppers and flakes Least work, but involves movement of materials |
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Homo erectus |
1.9-1.5 mya First hominin to leave Africa Elongated cranium, robust brow Enlarged brain |
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Acheulean Industry |
1.76 mya initial appearance Bifacial hand axes and resharpened flake tools 500 kya becomes common |
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1.4 mya |
H. Erectus dispersal across Europe, Asia |
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Ubeidiya |
earliest traces of H. Erectus migration, Acheulian tools |
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Dmanisi |
rare site where early humans occupied Western Europe 1.7 mya |
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Zhoukoudian |
cave site in China that yielded 100k tools, 300-500kya |
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Gran Dolina |
Spain; 800kya, 30 hominin fragments and stone tools, oldest reliable evidence of human occupation of Western Europe |
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Neanderthal traits |
Occipital bun, heavier, less chin, elongated skull Burial of dead, fire usage |
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Sima de los Huesos |
cave site in Spain w/ 30 complete H. heildelbergensis individuals, possible ceremonial |
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Amud Cave |
red deer bone buried with Neanderthal child |
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Shanidar |
old individual found who survived several injuries, |
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Schoningen |
Germany, 3 spears, stone tools and animal bones found together 400 kya |
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Kebara cave |
Neanderthal site dating 50 kya, hearths found, sides of cave used as a dump |
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Middle Paleolithic |
Europe; Neanderthals using prepared core technology |
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Middle Stone Age |
Africa; wide tool diversity, sophisticated bone tools, hunting and shellfish usage, modest artwork |
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Upper Paleolithic |
Genesis of Modern Humans in Europe; more developed use of bone clothing dope art composite tools |
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Omo 1 |
Genesis of H. Sapiens |
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Klasies River Mouth |
Genesis of H. Sapiens |
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Skhul |
Genesis of H. Sapiens |
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H. heidelbergensis |
600-200kya, larger brain than H. erectus, large brow ridges, low forehead |
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Chauvet Cave |
Super dope cave paintings |
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Dolni Vestonice |
Venus figurine of fertility idol |
