ANTH1102 Lecture 14 I Bipedalism A History B How Do We Know They Were Bipedal C Hominin Species D Why bipedal Outline of Current Lecture I Origins of Modern Humans A Beginning of Homo B Migration Theories C Neanderthals Current Lecture Beginning of Homo Homo habilis vs KMN ER 1470 difference in cranial capacity may be sexual dimorphism or indicate different species Homo habilis may be the first tool maker bigger brain smarter Homo erectus upright posture bipedal evolving tools usage fire cooking different life history pattern than other hominins Migration Theories Recent Out of Africa Archaic Homo sapiens evolve 200KA 60KA and replace other Homo species that left in an earlier wave Multi Regional Hypothesis After Homo erectus left Africa and dispersed everywhere in the Old World regional populations slowly evolved into modern humans Neanderthals The first Neanderthal man was found in Neander Valley Germany Should there be lumping grouping together or splitting species division between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens likely evolved from archaic Homo sapiens Boule scientist said Neanderthals are too dumb to be our ancestors Scientists now Neanderthals must have been highly intelligent cold adaptations big nose trunk thickness limb length
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