Quick Review on Hominids! And yes, you will be learning the Hominid Dance.

5 Hominids to Remember Australopithecus Afarensis Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo Sapiens Neanderthals Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Australopithecus Afarensis Lucy Bipedal = walking upright 3.9 to 2.9 million years ago Evidence – skeleton & Laetoli footprints

Homo Habilis Handy Man OLDOWAN Tools million years ago Evidence: Stone tools with cracked, fossilized bones without bone marrow, opposable thumb skeletons

Homo Erectus Migrated Out of Africa Fire! million years ago Evidence of fire: fire pits with charred bones at same level fire pits at cave entrances  use of fire for protection Further evidence: Fossilized skeletons with tongue attachment higher  speech possible ability to sweat for heat regulation clothing – awls for putting holes in skins

Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis Community Ritual Burials with pollen  flowers put in grave Repaired bones from compound fractures 250, ,000 years ago

Homo Sapiens Sapiens The Artist -> Evidence of symbolic thinking Lascaux Caves in France 200,000 years ago to NOW! Us Arrow heads  Evidence of Projectile Weaponry

Hominids in “Art” Alley Oop Cartoon The Hominid Dance!