Thursday, September 8, 2011

Biological anthroplogy

  • Hypothesis that the first homo sapiens were living in Africa over 2 million years ago.
  • -evidence is found within research ancient fossils. (writing was not yet discovered). 
      First Stone tools
  •   The Leakeys found Zinjanthropus in 1959 they found tools and fossils that was not a part of there creation.
  • They believed that they tools were far to sophisticated for there kind.
      Physical features
  • The different in looks between the Neandertals was not that extreme.
  • Brow ridges were far more broad but much smaller then the h. erectus. 
  • Indigenous people of Australia still carry features from past species.( Large brows and such).
Evolution Question: Did humans replace archaic populations in other areas or did we interbreed?

I seem to believe that we evolved through multiregional evolution. Existing populations of the h. genus exchanged genes throughout the world in different cultures. Genes flow as a result of migration. The three C's of history are connection, comparison, and change. These terms may not have been understood during that time period but the concept was happening. If a neandertal couldn't build a hunting tool correctly it would be a natural instinct to attempt to recreate it.





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