ARCH 131 Human Origins with Dr. Dennis M.
Sandgathe Final Exam sample cheat sheet Simon
Fraser University
, ARCH 131 Human Origins with Dr. Dennis M. Sandgathe
Final Exam sample cheat sheet Simon Fraser University
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Part A. True or False: Select T or F on the response sheet.
1/ Over the last 30,000 years the average brain size of Anatomically Modern Humans has increased.
2/ One possible explanation for how the hominin remains ended up in Sima de los Huesos is that
they were thrown there as part of funeral ritual.
3/ ‘Crural index’ refers to the ratio of lower leg (tibia) to upper leg (femur) length.
4/ The furthest south that any Neandertal remains have been found is the Afar Triangle in
Ethiopia. 5/ 'Type fossil' or ‘Holotype’ refer to the most complete fossil of a species ever found.
6/ At least 3 different hominin species migrated into Europe over the course of prehistory.
7/ Dissembling is a form of locomotion that lead to the development of obligate
bipedalism. 8/ “Lumpers” are researchers who tend to focus on the similarities between
different fossils.
9/ There is more variability in the mtDNA and y-chromosome DNA of living people of African
ancestry than that of living non-African people.
10/ A 'core' is a source of sharp flakes.
11/ A larger body is better for hominins living in hot, open environments because smaller bodies
have a higher rate of water loss through sweating.
12/ Beautiful pottery, possibly part of funeral ritual, was found with a Neandertal buried at
Shanidar Cave.
13/ Analysis of the evolution of all modern languages supports that South and East Africa are the
place of origin of all modern humans.
14/ The Regional Continuity Hypothesis argues that AMHs appearing at the same time in Africa,
Asia, and Europe was the result of Parallel Evolution.
15/ The Nariokotome Boy was only about 8 years old when he died but, based on his stature,
he was thought to be older.
16/ Homo floresiensis shared their island ecosystem tiny elephants and giant rats.
17/ There is strong evidence that Neandertals disappeared because we modern humans killed
them all off when we arrived.
18/ Mode I (blade technology) and Mode II (microlith technology) first appear in Europe.
19/ Paranthropus boisei was called “Nutcracker Man” because it was thought this species could
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