Exam 14: Early Species of the Genus Homo

Some people see the beginnings of many cultural behaviors with the Neandertals.What are some of these behaviors?

Which the following sites have yielded fossil evidence of Homo heidelbergensis?

Neandertals:

What are the major characteristics of the species Homo erectus? Where did members of this species live and during what period of time?

The cultural traditions of the Neandertals are known as the:

In the 1990s researchers at the site of Gran Dolina in Spain identified a new hominin species:

The shape of the Neandertal basicranium has been used as evidence to support the conclusion that Neandertals:

An unaltered,natural rock,transported to a site by humans,is referred to by the term:

Debitage refers to:

The thickest bones of the braincase and the largest brow ridges are found in:

The use of fire by hominins would have:

Evidence for scavenging as opposed to hunting in early hominins includes:

Matching Questions match each species with its description: -first Homo erectus discovery

The Boxgrove fossils consist of a:

Matching Questions match the physical characteristic to the proper genus (descriptions are rela-tive): -dish-shaped facial skeleton

Matching Questions match each species with its description: -WT15000

The Lower Paleolithic begins about:

The Neandertals are named after the Neander Valley in:

"Paleolithic" means:

The genus Homo differs from the australopithecines in several ways,including: