andrew fetigan, jamie myers, kelly tignor homo sapiens
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Andrew Fetigan, Jamie Myers, Kelly Tignor
HOMO SAPIENS
• East Africa – 160,000-120,000 years ago
• Asia – 129,000-27,000 years ago
• South Africa – 115,000-90,000 years ago
• Israel – 92,000-90,000 years ago
• Australia – 60,000-46,000 years ago
• Europe – 36,000-23,000 years ago
FIRST TRACES OF HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS
CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS • Bones and needles were evidence of sewn clothing
• Tools were made from reindeer antlers, animal teeth, and tiger / lion claws
• They were elaborately decorated, indicating more creativity
• Bolas, flake tools, long flake blades, composite stone tools, harpoons, fishhooks, bow and arrows, spears
• Evidence of transition from hunting / gathering to strategic hunting
• First species to exhibit symbolic behavior
• Cave art, statues, shell beads, incised ochre, pendants, and figurines
• Probably the first species capable of spoken language
• Most likely lived in groups of over 120
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Cranial capacity is roughly 1300 cubic centimeters.
• Tall skull
• Early homo sapien sapiens were more rugged in appearance.
• Face “tucked under” braincase.
• Small teeth
• Lightly built, tall postcranial skeleton.
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