Archeology Exam 2

Acheulean Tools are found in

Illeret, Dmanisi, Boxgrove

Acheulean Tools Importance

Mousterian Toos Found in

Shanidar, Mauran, El Sidron

Mousterian Tools Importance

Used by neanderthals

Chatelperronian and Aurgnacian Tools Found in

St. Cesaire, Arcy-Sur-Cure

Pre-Clovis and Clovis Tools Found in

Monteverde, Kennewick, Hoyo Negro, Cedros Island

Illeret Importance

1,5 Million Years ago, Group of male H. Erectus found together

Dmanisi Importance

5 diverse H. Erectus skulls

Boxgrove Importance

0.5 million years ago, tools made out of horse bones as a group activity

FXJJ 20 Importance

1.5 Million Years ago, evidence of fire use

Wonderwork Cave

1 Million Years Ago, Burnt bones, evidence of cooking meat?

Terra Amata

Controlled fire with a wind scree

Gran Dolina

Changes in technology overtime in the same place, also evidence of carrying food back home and canabalism

Sima De Los Huesos

In the dark zone of the cave, the skeletons of lots of people and cave bears found, possibly purposful burial, probably not

Gibralter

40,000 years ago, scratch marks on rocks could be art, probably not

La Pasiega

64,000 years ago, handprints on walls

La Chapelle

60,000 years ago, evidence of care taking, individual lost teeth

Shanidar

60,000 to 80,000 years ago, individual lost use of his hands, potentail burial

El Sidron

50,000 years ago, a family died together, males related, females not, evidence of canabalism

Tabun

120,000 years ago, burials

Omo Kibis

195,000 years ago, Blades, evidence of heating up tools to flake, paint

St Cesaire

42,000 years ago, neanderthal site, mousterian tools

Lascaux Cave

Cave art, dots and grids near the entrance, swirls and confusing images in the tunnels

Chauvet Cave

Cave art that was meant to be seen

Niaux Cave

Art in the back of the cave, repainted over a couple of years

Turkana Boy

1.7 Million years ago, young boy, tall, could not speak like humans can

KNM ER 1808

Evidence of vitamin deficiencies, caretaking