Anth 330 Assignment #5: Evolutionary Behavioral Trends Review Part I:
Match the following behavioral developments (A-G) with their associated hominin on the figure on the next page (0.5 each). _____ A. Mixture of arboreal and bipedal lifestyle, as seen in arm/hand, legs, and foot anatomy. Some controversial evidence for cutmarks on bone and basic flakes (pre-Oldowan). _____ B. Traditionally seen as the first hominin to also live outside the African continent. Used stone tools, including handaxes (Acheulean tool tradition). Some evidence for the use of fire. _____ C. Used stone tools (Mousterian tool tradition). Some evidence for intentional burials, personal adornment, and symbolic objects. Lived in Europe and the Near East. _____ D. Advanced Acheulian tools are the oldest evidence for hunting and butchering large game. Physically adapted to living in cold climates. _____ E. Used a variety of tool technologies, including harpoons, barbs, and traps. Capable of abstract thought. Lived on all continents. _____ F. Specialized mastication (chewing) anatomy for a diet of mainly of tough plant foods like nuts, seeds, grasses, and tubers. _____ G. The first hominin to use recognizable stone tools across a wide geographic space (Oldowan tool tradition). _____ H. A hominin with a mix of ancestral and derived traits. Some controversial evidence for intentional burials in a cave system; analysis and debates are ongoing. _____ I. Hunted small elephants and large rodents with stone tools. Was capable of fending off large predators such as Komodo dragons. Lived in Indonesia. _____ J. Smaller canines suggest reduced conflict between males (when compared with chimpanzees). Omnivore that could walk upright on two feet. Part II
: In a short paragraph answer the following question: Do you think Neanderthals should be taxonomically classified as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
OR Homo neanderthalensis
(i.e., a separate species, or more closely related with humans)? Please support your response with at least three lines of evidence. There is no right or wrong answer here! But we are looking to see how you can develop an argument and support your thesis (5 points).
