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Reduced dentition
Big brains
Bipedalism |
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increased cranial vault thickness
reduced post-orbital constriction
increased cranial vault height
lacks canine juga (pillars)
foramen magnum farther forward
reduced lower-face prognathism
narrow tooth crowns
reduced tooth row length
more parabolic dental arcade
509 to 674cc
avg = 612 cc
higher forehead
more gracile jaw |
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larger brain (751cc)
longer face
Mid-face wider than upper face |
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boring, crude and simple
2.5 mya to about 1.6
surprising uniformity over time
manuports
hammer stones
core forms
flakes |
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1.8 - 0.05 mya
long, low crania
1000 cc
thick cranial walls
low receding frontal
sharp angle in occipital and nuchal region
transverse occipital torus
crania widest at the base
Tent-shape from the rear view
Flattened parietals |
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generally accepted from 1.6 to 1.2 mya
has a taller, more domed cranium than H. erectus
thinner cranial walls
less well-defined or variable sagittal keel
body and limb proportions = present day Africans
barrel-shaped chest
relatively narrow pelvis
fully bipedal anatomy
abandoned trees
quite robust in general |
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In Africa 1.7 to 250 k
little change over time
little regional differentiation
bi-faced, flaked tool
tool kit
hand axe
picks
cleavers
Oldowan-type choppers
flakes |
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Flores, Indonesia
3-Feet Tall
380 cc
Similar to H. erectus?
Survived to 12,000 |
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