Anthropology 100-Quiz 3

What wa the tool type most commonly associated with Neanderthals?

Mousterian

Which of the following indicates the use of symbolism in modern humans (past AND present)?

Red ocher found on hunting tools, Red ocher used in a burial, Seahawks logo on swear shirt, adnimal teeth and shells drilled to make ornaments.

It is now believed, from the fossil evidence, that Homo heidelbergensis was most likely ancestral to BOTH Neanderthals AND modern humans

True

Skin color variations are believed to have come about as a result of a combined reaction to solar radiation ( especially some parts of the Ultraviolet spectrum) and two vitamins: Folate (Folic Acid) and...

Vitamin D

Acheulean tools are associated with which group of hominins

Homo erectus

Richard Leake and his team found the utilized bones of the Nariokotome, or Turkana boy, the most complete __________________ ever found.

Homo erectus

The first group of hominins to leave Africa and spread to Asia and Europe was...

Homo erectus

The first use of fire is usually associated with _________, group of hominins

Homo erectus

The 'Hobbits,' or Homo floresiesis, are now believed by most researchers to be small in stature (no matter what their origin species was) due to...

Island dwarfism

The two major models for the development and dispersal of modern Homo sapiens are the Multi-regional Theory (also called the Regional Continuity theory) and the...

Out of Africa, or Replacement theory

NOT a characteristic of Neanderthals

Prominent chin

The Neanderthal use of thrusting spears indicates that...

They had to get up close to an animal to dispatch it, Was one reason Modern Humans could out compete them-they were less likely to be injured, which gave them an advantage, is likely the reason that male Neanderthals show so many injuries-similar to modern rodeo riders.

All humans (except those with the genetic problem of albinism) have pigment cells and brown pigment in their skin.

True

All humans are part of a single, relatively recent, and very closely related species.

True

The first Neanderthal specimen that was found given and given that name was discovered 3 years before Darwin's Origin of Species was published.

True

The Denisovans are the first hominin known almost entirely from DNA evidence-only a few fragments of bone and a couple of teeth have been found.

True.

An example of artifact might be...

A broken arrow point, A clay jar, An atl-atl, A bone bead

An example of a Feature in an archaeological site might be...

A hearth, A shell midden, A post hole, A brick wall.

Fully modern humans are now believed to have first developed from Neanderthals in Europe

False

Scavenging was unheard of with our hominin ancestors

False

When compared to most other mammals, humans swear the least

False

Homo erectus were the first hominins knows to intentionally bury their dead

False Neanderthals were.

Neanderthals now appear to have been a dead end and left NO genetic trace in modern poppulations

False.

Of the two theories mentioned in the last question, which one calls for the more recent development of modern humans within the last 2000,000 to 3000,000 years?

The Out of Africa, or Replacement Theory

The idea that Neanderthals and Homo heidelbergensis may have been able to speak is part due to the discovery of...

The hyoid bones of both