Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I. Lumpers vs SplittersII. Out of Africa hypothesisIII. Multiregional Continuity hypothesisOutline of Current Lecture II. NeandertalsA. CultureB. HuntingC. DietD. BurialE. LanguageCurrent LectureAnthro 1031st editionNatural selection is why neandertals were able to live in cold climatesNeandertal anatomy is strange but it makes sense according to Bergmann's and Allen's rules Culture:Oldowan tools: Austrolopithecus(?), Homo habilis, Early Homo erectusAcheulean tools: Homo erectus, Early Homo heidelbergensisMousterian tools: NeandertalsLate Neandertals Chatelperonian?These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Hunting:Lacked long distance weaponryMammoth, Wooly rhinocerosTrauma, arthritis, physical exertionDiet:Stable isotope analysis - how much of a certain carbon/nitrogen is in Nean-dertal bones and can we use this to infer their diet"You are what you eat"Ate veggies tooDietary 'stress'?Shanidar Cave:Found bones of injured man in La Chapelle, France who lived long after his in-juries - injuries repaired themselvesCranial injuriesBlind one eyeArthritis in feet - painful to walkTough physical lifeLost teeth but body fixed itself and filled in those spacesHuman compassion? Society took care of him?He didn't die from his injuriesCave shelters (?) (overhanging rock) with tools, animal remains, ashSimilar to our homes - built fire in one part, prepared animals in another part (living room, kitchen, etc)Burial:Neanderthals buried their dead (?)Language:Had physical appartus to make same sounds as usBabies can breathe and eat? - possibly lost this ability so we could speak in-steadBrain lateralization - right brain/left brainAssociated with
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