Modern H. sapiens differ from the archaic form in having
a high vertical forehead, a mental eminence, and no occipital bun.
Fossils found in a cave at Gran Dolina, Spain, show evidence of
cannibalism
Neandertal remains from Shanidar cave in northern Iraq provide the first evidence of
care for the injured
Evidence that ancient hominins practiced cannibalism comes from
Gran Dolina, Spain; Krapina, Croatia; and Moula-Guercy, France
Neandertals were well-adapted to cold, owing to body changes such as
Large wide noses, short wide bodies, and short limbs
The Out of Africa model of modern human origins states that modern humans
spread from Africa and replaced all other populations with no gene flow
The Multiregional Continuity model of the origin of modern humans states that
gene flow is the key to evolution, turning archaic H. sapiens into modern humans in various parts of the world
The Assimilation model of the origin of modern humans states that
modern humans evolved in Africa and spread to Europe and Asia, where they interbred with Neandertals
Early modern humans moved into North and South America because of
population increase, competition for food and climate change
The earliest modern humans in Australia, dating to 50 - 40,000 yBP, were found at
Lake Mungo
Modern humans likely migrated to the Americas via
walking across the Bering land bridge
Modern humans migrated into North America around
15,000 yBP
One of the tools of modern humans in the Americas was the
Folsom fluted point
The "Hobbit" skeleton found on the Indonesian island of Flores has been interpreted as
a new species based on the morphology of the wrist bones
Neandertals differed from archaic H. sapiens in their
None of these is correct
(inability to speak, careless treatment of the dead, and small cranial capacity)
During your internship with the Medical Examiner's Office, you observe the ME attempt to identify an unknown individual based on skeletal remains. The ME asserts confidently that the deceased was of Asian or Native American ancestry. How does she know thi
The individual has shovel-shaped incisors, a heritable trait often found in East Asians and their descendants
(Arrival in the Western Hemisphere - The first Americans. Shovel-shaped incisors are quite common in individuals of Asian and Native American des
A valid critique of the Out of Africa model of human evolution based on recent research is that
there was gene flow between Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens
(Assimilation model for modern human variation - Neandertals are still with us. The latest genetic evidence suggests that there was gene flow between Neandertals and anatomically modern human
While watching a television program on Neandertal origins, you hear molecular geneticist Matthias Krings state that mtDNA analysis found that two dozen base pairs were different between Neandertals and anatomically modern humans, indicating we are not rel
the mtDNA analysis is true, but testing of nuclear DNA has found some similarities between Neandertals and modern humans
(Ancient DNA - Interbreeding between Neandertals and early modern people? Although mtDNA analysis has found that Neandertals and moder
A valid critique of the Multiregional Continuity model of the origin of modern humans can be found in the fossil record, which shows that
modern variation originated in Africa based on the Herto skeleton
When they were first found, Neandertals were depicted as stupid, hairy, knuckle-dragging brutes. Evidence that refutes this depiction includes
The limb positioning of the La-Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal, the hyoid bone of the Kebara Neandertal, and the 1,740cc brain of the Amud Neandertal.
(Late archaic Homo sapiens. Neandertals were very similar to modern humans. They appear to have buried th
The wear pattern on the teeth of this Shanidar 1 Neandertal indicates
he used his teeth like a third hand
This cave wall in Chauvet, France, shows
that early modern Homo sapiens were creating art as early as 30,000 years ago
Which of these tools indicates that H. sapiens began eating a new type of food?
harpoon
Some people think the reconstruction of Kennewick Man's skull looks a bit like Patrick Stewart, the actor who played Captain Picard on Star Trek. The cranial morphology of Kennewick Man, however, shows
a robust face and jaws that are not found in modern European men
(Arrival in the Western Hemisphere - The first Americans. Kennewick Man does have a long and narrow skull, but this cranial morphology is surprisingly different from that of modern Native Am
Based on this map of the location of important archaic Homo sapiens fossils, you could say that
African and European Homo sapiens have similar cranial morphology, the crania from India and Indonesia are similarly large and robust, and better preserved H. sapiens fossils come from Europe and Africa.
(Early archaic Homo sapiens. All of the Homo sapien