1. Homo erectus: 1,800,000—300,000 ya

2. A B

3. Then: archaic Homo sapiens
350,000—200,000 ybp
350,000—130,000 ybp
350,000—200,000 ybp

4. Archaic H. sapiens Zambia
Modern H. sapiens Ethiopia
160,000 ybp
350,000 ybp

7. Klasies River Mouth Cave
South Africa
chin
100,000 ybp

8. Lothagam skull: Kenya
9,000 ybp

9. Cro Magnon, France
30,000 ybp

10. Chauvet Cave, France: c. 20,000 ybp

12. Prior to 50,000 ybp modern H. sapiens only in Africa, Europe, and Asia

13. Page 373

14. Homo floresiensis ?

15. Dwarfism and Gigantism on Islands
Not universal but fairly common
Natural selection
Dwarfism: food energy constraint
Gigantism: availability of large prey

16. Gigantism: Komodo Dragons

18. FIGURE 11.48 (part 1) Flores Man
A recent discovery on Flores Island, Indonesia, has become the source of much debate in anthropology. Some researchers believe this “hobbit” represents a group of early humans, while others believe this individual suffered from a genetic or developmental abnormality.
Map inset: © Handout/Reuters/Corbis

19. FIGURE 11.48 (part 1, inset) Flores Man
A recent discovery on Flores Island, Indonesia, has become the source of much debate in anthropology. Some researchers believe this “hobbit” represents a group of early humans, while others believe this individual suffered from a genetic or developmental abnormality.
© Handout/Reuters/Corbis

20. Homo floresiensis reported in 2004
Brain smaller
than that of
smallest
Australopithcines cc
Two dating methods: 35,000 – 18,000 ybp

21. FIGURE 11.48 (part 3) Flores Man
A recent discovery on Flores Island, Indonesia, has become the source of much debate in anthropology. Some researchers believe this “hobbit” represents a group of early humans, while others believe this individual suffered from a genetic or developmental abnormality.
© Peter Brown

22. c 3 ft tall FIGURE 11.48 (part 4) Flores Man
A recent discovery on Flores Island, Indonesia, has become the source of much debate in anthropology. Some researchers believe this “hobbit” represents a group of early humans, while others believe this individual suffered from a genetic or developmental abnormality.