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World Prehistory

Arcaheology: Pathways through time

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What site in Portugal was the skeleton of a modern human child dating back to 24,500 years ago founded in? Abrigo Do Lagar Velho
What is the significance of Abrigo Do Lagar Velho, Portugal? The skeleton of a modern human child dating back to 24,500 years ago was founded here.
What site in Northern France did excavators find a rich collection of ornaments, bone tools, and Chatelperronian stone tools? Arcy-sur-Cure
What was founded in Arcy-sur-Cure? Ornaments, bone tools, and Chatelperronian stone tools.
What is an Atlatl? A spear thrower used by the Gravettian industry.
How is the Atlatl formed? It is a hooked piece of bone, ivory, or wood used to launch a light spear.
What is the significance of the Blombas Cave in South Africa? Pieces of ochre with incised decoration were found in a Middle Stone Age level dated back to 77,000 years ago.
What was the South African site in which pieces of ochre with incised decorations coming from the Middle Stone Age Level and dating back to 77,000 years ago called? Blombas Cave.
What is the significance of the Border Cave in South Africa? Fossils of modern humans dating between 120,000 and 70,000 years ago were discovered.
At what sites were modern human fossils dating back from between 120,000 and 70,000 years ago founded in? Border Cave and Klasies River Mouth.
What sites has cave art been founded in? Lascaux cave, France; Altimira, Spain; Les Combarelles, France; Chauvet Cave, France.
What is Modern Human? all members of the Homo Sapiens that can be put into a single subspecies Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
When did the Modern Human First start to appear? 200,000 to 100,000 years ago.
What is the significance of the Herto site? The earliest known evidence of modern human fossils were found here.
What is the complete skull that was founded in the Herto site referred to as? Homo Sapiens Idaltu.
At what date was the fossils found in the Herto site dated back to? 160,000 - 154,000 years ago.
What is the significance of the Klasies River Mouth site in South Africa? Fragments of modern human fossils dating back to 120,000 -70,000 years ago were found here.
When did the Middle Stone age begin? 300,000 - 200,000 years ago.
When did the Middle Stone Age end? 40,000 years ago.
What are the three Middle Stone Age tool industries? Aterian, Sangoan/Lupemban, and Howieson's Poort.
What is the Aterian tool industry? MSA tool industry in North Africa with the presence of points with a prounounced tang.
What is the Sangoan/Lupemban tool industry. MSA tool industry in Central and East Africa with the presence of heavy duty tools. Most likely due to their abundance of wood.
What is the Howieson's Poort tool industry? MSA tool industry in South Africa with the presence of microliths which could have been used as spears and arrows.
What is the significance of the Katanda site in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Bone Harpoons (barbed bone points) were found here.
At what site were the earliest evidence of hominin markings founded? Blombas Cave, South Africa.
At what site were the earliest evidence of stone tools founded? Katanda, Democratic Republic of Congo.
What was the date in which the oldest evidence of stone tools founded in the Katanda were dated back to? 75,000 years ago.
At what date was the earliest known evidence of hominin markings found at the Bomblas Cave dated back to? 77,000 years ago.
What is the significace of the Sibudu Cave in South Africa. Preserves a deep continuous sequence of later MSA occupation.
What was founded in the Qafzeh and Skhul Cave? Modern human species that were found at the Paleolithic levels.
What was founded in the Qafzeh cave in a burial and when did it date back to? A deer antler dating back to 120,000 to 80,000 years ago.
What was founded in the Skhul cave in a burial and when did it date back to? A boar jaw dating back to 120,000-80,000 years ago.
In what middle Eastern sites were modern human species founded at the modern Paleolithic levels? Qafzeh cave and Skhul cave.
What are the 3 kinds of Luminesence dating? Thermoluminescence, electron spin renosance, optically stimulated luminescence.
What does theremoluminescence date? Burnt stone tool flints.
What does electron spin renosance date? Animal teeth - looks at the enamel.
What does optically stimulated luminescence date? Quartz and Feldspar grains in sediment.
What are the 3 similarities between Neanderthals and Modern Humans? Stone tools that were formed by prepared core technology, variability in stone tools, and hunting and fire use.
What are the 3 differences between Neanderthals and Modern Humans? Variability in stone tools greater in Modern Human societies, bone tools and fishing noticeable in MSA and artwork in MSA.
What is Upper Paleolithic? Archaeological period in which the earliest known modern humans are first seen in Europe.
What is the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition? A dramatic change in material culture.
What is the significance of the St.Cesaire site in France? A Neanderthal skeleteon dating back to 36,000 years ago was founded here.
What is the significance of the Pestera Cu Oase Cave in Romania? A Modern human skeleton dating back to 36,000 years ago was founded here.
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