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Early Man

Early Man. Why should we be concerned about our origins?. What is the basic thesis of the article “Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons. Pre-historic Unit “Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons.

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Early Man

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  1. Early Man Why should we be concerned about our origins?

  2. What is the basic thesis of the article “Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons

  3. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons What were some of the challenges for paleoanthropologist, Tim White, while searching for fossil remains? Hominid - refers to members of the family of humans or human like creatures

  4. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons Numerous hominid species Sahelanthropus tchadensis – “Toumai”, 7 mya Orrorin tugenensis – “Millennium Man”, 6 mya Ardipithecus ramidus – “Ardi”, 4.4 mya Australopithecus aferensis - “Lucy”, 3.2 mya Australopithecus africanus – “Taung Child”, 1.5 mya Homo habilis- “Tool Man” 2 mya Homo erectus – “Upright Man”, 1.8 mya Homo sapiens – 500,000 ya Homo neanderthalensis - 50,000 ya Cro-Magnon, 40,000 ya

  5. Revolutionary Family Tree

  6. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons Sahelanthropus tchadensis – “Toumai”, 7 mya c. 7 mya Why is it hard to prove “Toumai” walked upright?

  7. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons Ardipithecus ramidus – “Ardi”, 4.4 mya c. 4.4 mya Who is “Ardi” and why is she important?

  8. Pre-historic Unit Lucy, Australopithecus aferensis , c. 3.2 mya Why was Lucy so controversial?

  9. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons Australopithecus africanus Java man , c.1.8 mya Taung Child ,c. 1,5 mya

  10. Foot Prints of Laetoli

  11. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons Why is there a debate over the age of skeletal remains?

  12. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons Homo habilis - “Tool Man” 2 mya Why is creativity so important for human evolution?

  13. Pre-historic Unit“Our Earliest Ancestors”, by Ann Gibbons • Homo erectus – “Upright Man”, 1.8 mya

  14. Neanderthal peoples , Homo neanderthalensis - 50,000 ya • Flourished in Europe and S.W. Asia between 100 and 35 thousand years ago • Careful, deliberate burials-evidence of a capacity for emotion and feelings

  15. Cro-Magnon peoples, 40,000 ya • - The first human beings of fully modern type, appeared 40,000 years ago • - Classified as Homo sapiens sapiens

  16. Review • What is a hominid? • What is “Toumai”? • Why is Ardipithecus ramidus, “Ardi” so important? • How did “Lucy” change our view of human evolution? • What’s another name for Homo habilis? • Why Neanderthal interesting to the study of evolution? • Describe Cro-Magnon.

  17. Map of Australopithecus Sites Great Rift Valley

  18. Paleolithic Age, c.1.5 mya to 13,000 ya • Neolithic Age, c.13,000 to 3,000 B.C.E. Map of Homo genus Sites

  19. Domestication and Spread of Plants

  20. The Great Migration • Out of Africa, c.200,000 to 150,000 y.a. • “The Modern” • Shellfish • Stages of Migration • Asia, c.70,000 y.a. • Europe and Australia, c.40,000 y.a. • North America, c.15,000 y.a. • “Eve” • mitochondrial DNA • The Seven Daughters of Eve by Sykes

  21. Paleolithic Cultures • Venus figurines • Besides jewelry and furniture, there were also Venus figurines and paintings • The figurines reflect a deep interest in fertility

  22. Cave paintings • Best known are Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain • Subjects: mostly animals • Purposes: aesthetic, "sympathetic magic"

  23. Agricultural Revolution

  24. Agricultural Revolution

  25. Agricultural Revolution

  26. Agricultural Revolution

  27. Artifacts • Culture • Technology • Australopithecus • Homo habilis • Homo sapiens sapiens • Homo erectus • hominid • carbon 14 dating • slash and burn • Neanderthal • Cro-Magnon • Sympathetic magic • Nomads • domastication

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