Wvu Anthropology Exam 3 Study Guide With 100% Correct Answers 2024

H.sapiens {Ans: Africa}Anatomically Modern Humans (AMHs) {Ans: 1. likely to have evolved from an archaic h. sapiens African ancestor 2. spread to other areas where they interbred or replaced neandertals 3. robust traits eventually disappeared}A. robustus {Ans: 2.0 to 1.0 m.y.a.}Importance of Teeth {Ans: 1. As they adapted to savannah diet of fibrous, gritty vegetation, it was advantageous for early hominins to have large back teeth and thick tooth enamel 2.The rotary motion associated w/ chewing this vegetation also favored reduction of the canines and first premolars}Ardipithecus {Ans: 5.8 to 4.4 m.y.a}Out of Africa I {Ans: Biological and cultural changes enable H.erectus to exploit new gathering and hunting strategies 1.small groups broke off from larger ones 2.H.erectus gradually spread and changed}