The Major Differences Between The Neolithic And Paleolithic Periods

UNIT TEST PREHISTORY

IDENTIFICATION OF TERMS, SHORT RESPONSE AND SHORT ESSAYS

SHORT RESPONSE  5 responses

  1. Define the term “Procrustean Bed” and how it applies to Donald Johanson interpretation of a specific piece of evidence that he used to prove Lucy’s bipedal ability.
  2. Name at least four famous paleoanthropologists.
  3. What is an impact survey and why is it of vital importance for excavating a particular site.
  4. What are the major differences between the Neolithic and Paleolithic Periods.  What elements found in the Neolithic Period can already be seen in the Paleolithic Period.  Give specific examples.
  5. How was Johanson able to recreate Lucy’s original environment.  Give specific examples for this.  Be sure to briefly describe the environment of Hadar now and 3,000,000 years ago.

Definitions of terms.    10 terms

  1. In Situ Archaeology
  2. A.D.
  3.  Foramen Magnum
  4.  Laetoli
  5. Australopithecus Afarensis
  6. Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus Dawsoni)
  7. Law of Superposition
  8. Olduvai Gorge
  9. Owen Lovejoy
  10. Hunting Magic

Short Essay 1

  1. When Raymond Dart discovered the Taung Child, Australopithecus Africanus,how was he convinced that it was a human ancestor?  What mistakes did he make when attempting to prove this to other paleoanthropologists?    It has often been said that Dart attempted to do this “at the wrong time in the wrong place.”  How would this explain his failure to convince the scientific world that he had discovered the oldest human ancestor.  Consider where the Taung Child was found and also keep in mind other paleoanthropological discoveries occurring at the same time.  Additionally keep in mind the “Zeitgeist.” of the time; i.e., the way people thought in the early 1920’s.
  2. Imagine you are an paleoanthropologist searching in Africa for the oldest human ancestor.  How would you know whether the fossils you had found belonged to a human or ape ancestor.  Discuss the differences between ape and human anatomy that would help you resolve this issue.

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