Exam 3: Becoming Human

Engraved red ochre was discovered at Blombos Cave, ______________________.

The Schöningen site in Germany is best known for _____________________________.

Homo erectus appears in Africa about __________________________.

FOXP2 is a gene that is associated with language.

A red pigment called ________________________ may reflect personal ornamentation among Neandertals.

The ___________________ site in the Republic of Georgia contained fossils from early Homo erectus.

Genetic analysis of a finger bone from Blombos cave revealed a previously unknown hominin.

Describe two explanations for the small stature of Homo floresiensis. What evidence supports these interpretations?

The recent single origin model hypothesizes that modern Homo sapiens evolved once in _____________________.

Members of ____________________ were about 3.5 feet tall.

On average, Neandertal brains are slightly larger than those of modern humans.

Anatomically modern humans are members of the species ___________________________.

As detailed in Chapter 3 (box Peopling the Past: Genetics, Neandertals, and Modern Humans, page 77), our understanding of Neandertals is a good example of the scientific method in action. How has science added to, and improved upon, our knowledge of Neandertals-from the earliest fossils found to modern genetics?

What was the behavioral significance of the engraved red ochre found at Blombos Cave?

Should we classify Neandertals as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis or Homo neanderthalensis? What evidence supports your choice?

Describe the assimilation model for the development of modern Homo sapiens. How does this differ from the older multiregional model?

Gran Dolina at Atapuerca featured surprising evidence of ________________________.

¹⁶O and ¹⁸O represent types of Ochre.

Chapter 3 is titled "Becoming Human," implying a process, not an event. Why is it so difficult to mark a moment in time when we "became human"? How are we a result of cultural mosaic evolution?

The Olorgesailie Basin is located in ________________, East Africa.