ANTH1102Lecture 15I. Origins of Modern HumansA. Beginning of HomoB. Migration TheoriesC. NeanderthalsOutline of Current LectureI. Origins of Modern Humans (continued)A. Neanderthal (continued)B. Hobbits of FloresCurrent LectureNeanderthals-> evidence to how they lived- larger brain size than modern Homo sapiens- tooth wear evidences use of teeth as tools- hyoid bone presence evidences capacity to talk- burial pits and corpse positioning suggest care and purpose- hearths and weathered skins suggest homes and complex sociality- ancestral divergence occurred about 800KYA- Neanderthal DNA is not in ours- skeletal and cultural evidence-> ancestry, adaptation, evolution, Neanderthals likely coexisted with modern Homo SapiensHobbits of Flores- LB1 found, 30yo woman> mix of bipedal and arboreal characteristics> really small body and brain size> not pygmy, dwarf, or underdeveloped-> most likely island dwarfism> possible late-surviving Homo
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