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    Early Homo Sapiens

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           In the article‚ "Earliest Evidence of Modern Human Life History in North African Early Homo sapiens" by Tanya M. Smith et al. discussed the increasing evidence of sophisticated material culture‚ new fossil material‚ and refined dating techniques‚ paleoanthropologists have renewed investigations of modern human origins in Africa‚ in particular the question of when early Homo sapiens became fully modern (Smith‚ M. Tanya‚ pg. 6128). Whereas cranial and

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    standardization in shape and size of blades * First evidence of composite tooth * Microliths: very small stone tools with retouched edges‚ less than 2 inches long and usually triangular‚ made from blades‚ used on arrow tips * Upper Paleolithic: 45‚000-12‚000 years ago‚ modern humans in Europe and Asia‚ stone microlith and bone tools‚ fishing‚ nets‚ basketry‚ art emerges * Levant: Transitions in the Levant * SE Asia: Migrations into the Old World. Modern humans were established

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    Admittedly‚ I never truly looked at amazing pieces of Art. I recently did research on two interesting pieces of Paleolithic art‚ The Venus of Willendorf and The Venus of Laussel. It was fascinating to learn about each piece of art and what the story is behind each one. Archaeologist Josef Szombathy found a unique masterpiece in 1908‚ The Venus of Willendorf. Joesef found the sculpture near the town of Willendorf in Austria. The incredible sculpture must have been created somewhere else due to the

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    1.0 Abstract Evidence of artistic interest in depicting figures in motion can be seen as early as the still drawings of Paleolithic cave paintings‚ where animals are depicted with multiple sets of legs in superimposed positions‚ clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.[1] Other examples include a 5‚200-year old earthen bowl found in Iran in Shahr-e Sukhteh and an ancient Egyptian mural. The Persian bowl has five images painted along the sides‚ showing phases of a goat leaping up to

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    exists today PRELITERATE CULTURES *Attributes: 1. Erect posture; 2. Opposable thumb; 3. Vision: stereoscopic‚ color 4. Symbolic thinking *Paleolithic Culture: 1. Used eoliths‚ made stone tools‚ standardized procedures for making implements‚ such as hand axes a. Utilization of available stones b. Fashioning c. Standardization * Later Paleolithic: Microliths: Bow‚ spear launchers;

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    neolithic

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    Neolithic From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia An array of Neolithic artifacts‚ including bracelets‚ axe heads‚ chisels‚ and polishing tools. Neolithic stone implements are by definition polished and‚ except for specialty items‚ not chipped. The Neolithic This box: view talk edit ↑ Mesolithic Fertile crescent Levantine corridor Heavy Neolithic Shepherd Neolithic Trihedral Neolithic Qaraoun culture Tahunian culture

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    History and New York

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    Blake Saucillo Dr. Gonzalez English 1302-63003 March 10‚ 2013 Bibliography 20 Books Just‚ Peter. Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University‚ 2000. Print. “In the early part of the twentieth century anthropology was typically concerned small scale‚ technologically simple societies.” (Just‚3) Marrett‚ Robert. Anthropology. New York: BiblioBazaar‚ 2007. Print. “Anthropology is the Child of Darwin.” (Marrett‚ 1) Smith‚ Cameron. Anthropology for Dummies

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    She wears a strap across her body and a necklace. Subject and style invite comparison with Near Eastern and Aegean Neolithic statuary and with much later South Arabian statuary of the second century B.C. In early Anatolia and Greece as in late Paleolithic Europe nude females were dynamic‚ with curved‚ exaggerated breasts‚ belly‚ and buttocks. By contrast‚ the frontal‚ profile‚ and back planes of the South Arabian sculpture are separated‚

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    About the Author Tony Crilly is a freelance writer‚ having previously taught at the University of Michigan‚ the City University in Hong Kong‚ Middlesex University and the Open University. His principal research interest is the history of mathematics‚ and he has written and edited many works on fractals‚ chaos and computing. He is the author of the acclaimed biography of the English mathematician Arthur Cayley and popular maths book How Big is Infinity? Reflection 50 Ideas You Really Need To Know

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    archeologist at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Soffer‚ believes their survival was based largely on women‚ plants and different types of hunting like using nets to catch their prey. “This is not the image we’ve always had of Upper Paleolithic macho guys out killing animals up close and personal‚ Soffer explains. Net hunting is communal‚ and it involves the labor of children and women. And this has lots of implications.” Even though there was some backlash from her colleagues‚ she has

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