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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