Homework HW #3 due tomorrow

Aim #3: What were the earliest humans like? (continued) Do Now: Describe one accomplishment for EACH of the following early human groups: Australopithecines Homo Habilis Homo Erectus

Homo Sapiens Means: 200,000 B.C. to the present Neanderthals Homo sapiens sapiens (Cro Magnon) Modern Man

Neanderthals (“cavemen”) 200,000 to 30,000 B.C. Found in Europe / SW Asia Brain Size: 1,450 cm³ Had thick bones, well-developed muscles, heavy foreheads; hunched over due to arthritis First to bury their dead. Skilled hunters Mysteriously died out around 30,000 B.C.

Homo Sapiens Sapiens (“modern man”) Started in Africa → migrated all around Brain size 1,400 cm³ Superior hunting skills (bows and arrows) More advanced tools, evidence of art (cave paintings) Advanced spoken language

Spread of Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Article Questions What new knowledge do we now have about the relationship between modern humans and Neanderthals? What is the proof of this? How could the information in this article help to explain why the Neanderthals ultimately disappeared?   What new beliefs about human migration out of Africa have emerged in recent years. What does the fact that scientists are questioning so many long held assumptions about Neanderthals and modern humans tell us about our knowledge of prehistoric man?

Concluding Question Which theory about the disappearance of the Neanderthals do you find most convincing, and why?