ORIGIN OF MODERN HUMANS ORIGIN OF MODERN HUMANS

ORIGIN OF MODERN HUMANS

ORIGIN OF MODERN HUMANS • First remains found in 1868 in limestone cave – Cro-Magnon cave in Southern France

ORIGIN OF MODERN HUMANS • First remains found in 1868 in limestone cave – Cro-Magnon cave in Southern France • Dated around 40’ 000 years however older have been found in Africa

ORIGIN OF MODERN HUMANS • First remains found in 1868 in limestone cave – Cro-Magnon cave in Southern France • Dated around 40’ 000 years however older have been found in Africa • Some found have been dated at 90 -120’ 000 years old = when Neanderthals were dominant. This indicates that Neanderthals could not be our ancestors.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS • Main difference between modern humans and Neanderthals – in the skull.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS • Main difference between modern humans and Neanderthals – in the skull. • Smaller brow ridges (if there at all), large, steep forehead, no ‘bun’ at the rear of the skull.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS • Main difference between modern humans and Neanderthals – in the skull. • Smaller brow ridges (if there at all), large, steep forehead, no ‘bun’ at the rear of the skull. • Prominent chin, jaws and teeth are less robust.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS • Main difference between modern humans and Neanderthals – in the skull. • Smaller brow ridges (if there at all), large, steep forehead, no ‘bun’ at the rear of the skull. • Prominent chin, jaws and teeth are less robust. • More slender limbs indicating technology was replacing Neaderthal muscle.

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TOOL TECHNOLOGY OF MODERN HUMANS • Stone tools – more finely made, more cutting edge per amount of stone used.

TOOL TECHNOLOGY OF MODERN HUMANS • Stone tools – more finely made, more cutting edge per amount of stone used. • Used bone, antler and ivory – tough and durable, able to be carved into perforations = made bone needles and fish hooks possible.

TOOL TECHNOLOGY OF MODERN HUMANS • Stone tools – more finely made, more cutting edge per amount of stone used. • Used bone, antler and ivory – tough and durable, able to be carved into perforations = made bone needles and fish hooks possible. • Combined two kinds of material to make composite tools.

TOOL TECHNOLOGY OF MODERN HUMANS • Stone tools – more finely made, more cutting edge per amount of stone used. • Used bone, antler and ivory – tough and durable, able to be carved into perforations = made bone needles and fish hooks possible. • Combined two kinds of material to make composite tools. • Tools were made for the purpose of making other tools.

HUNTING TECHNIQUES • Highly efficient hunters – woolly mammoth and other large mammals became extinct around 30’ 000 years ago.

HUNTING TECHNIQUES • Highly efficient hunters – wooly mammoth and other large mammals became extinct around 30’ 000 years ago. • Eg – bones of thousands of horses have been found at the bottom of a cliff = suggests being stampeded.

IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE USE • Discovered how to light fire by striking sparks off iron pyrites. Earliest known ‘firestone’ found in Belgium – found along remains dated 15’ 000 years old.

IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE USE • Discovered how to light fire by striking sparks off iron pyrites. Earliest known ‘firestone’ found in Belgium – found along remains dated 15’ 000 years old. • Learnt how to create draughts of air for the fire – increasing the temp and possibility of baking clay.

PALAEOLITHIC ART • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Un. Sq 0 c 7 j. M-A • Enormous increase of satisfying emotional needs as well as physical needs

PALAEOLITHIC ART • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Un. Sq 0 c 7 j. M-A • Enormous increase of satisfying emotional needs as well as physical needs • Shown by cave painting, carved statuettes, beads and ornaments

PALAEOLITHIC ART • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Un. Sq 0 c 7 j. M-A • Enormous increase of satisfying emotional needs as well as physical needs • Shown by cave painting, carved statuettes, beads and ornaments • Most pictures depict horses, deer, oxen, bison, and mammoth – all important animals – dated between 15’ 000 and 30’ 000 years ago