Fossil Hominins: From Australopithecus to Homo

Fossil Hominins From Australopithecus to Homo

Model of Human Evolution: Australopithecus to Homo ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fossil Hominins: General Trends ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fossil Trends: Encephalization (Cranial Capacity Increase) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fossil Trends: Forelimbs and Hands ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fossil Hominins: General Trends--Bipedalism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucy ( Australopithecus afarensis ) and Us (Homo sapiens) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bipedalism: A. afarensis and H. sapiens compared, Fine Points

When We Became Bipedal (According to Gary Larson) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Gracile and Robust Australopithecines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary of Australopithecines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Australopithecus and Homo Compared—Frontal View ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Australopithecus and Homo Compared—Side View ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Postorbital Constriction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo habilis: The First Known Toolmaker ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo habilis According to Gary Larson

Australopithecines and Homo Compared I ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Australopithecines and Homo Compared II ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Australopithecines and Homo Compared III ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Australopithecines and Homo Habilis Compared: Skulls ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Australopithecines and Homo Habilis Compared: Skull/Face ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo habilis: Hands and Feet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tool Traditions: Oldowan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Manufacturing Choppers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Oldowan Tradition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo habilis and Homo erectus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo erectus or ergaster ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo erectus and Homo Sapiens: Cranium (Braincase) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo erectus and Homo sapiens: Cranium and Face ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo erectus and Homo sapiens: Facial Skeleton ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo erectus and Homo sapiens skulls ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tool Traditions: Acheulean ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Acheulean Axe as “Swiss Army Knife”; Abbevillean variation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Manufacturing Acheulean Handaxes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Abbevillian and Acheulean Handaxes ,[object Object],[object Object]

Homo heidelbergensis or “Archaic” Homo sapiens ,[object Object],[object Object]

Manufacturing Levallois Cores and Flakes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Levallois Flake and Flaking Technique

Homo neanderthalensis : Skeleton ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homo neanderthalensis: Cranium ,[object Object],[object Object]

Mousterian Tradition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mousterian Tool Assemblage ,[object Object]

Upper Paleolithic: The Great Leap Forward? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Upper Paleolithic: Associated Attributes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Upper Paleolithic: The Blades ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Upper Paleolithic Assemblage ,[object Object]

To Sum Up: Representatives of Five Species ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fossil Hominins: From Australopithecus to Homo

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