•  We can apply our knowledge of evolutionary process to understand the nuances of our ancestry

Later Members of the genus homo

• The later homo species had larger cranial capacities, more orthoganic (or flatter ) faces and smaller teeth
• their postcrania were more similar to those of modern humans, and unlike our earlier relatives, these later homo species were obligate bipeds

• 20 types of human ancestors
• homo erectus is 2 million years old
• found the jaw bone of a 100000 year old boy
• very few Neanderthals lived past the age of 30

• homo hidelbergensus chose specific areas to hunt certain species
• found fossilized pollen in the fossilized poop
• pollen was from the geinista
• lazaret cave 100000 BP
• found hand axes
• had sophisticate ideas of living spaces
• calico early man site aka. The yermo site A.D. 200000- 100000
• lake manix
• frederico solorzano

homo neanderhalensis

• ultimate survivalists
• almost exclusively meat eaters
• drastic changes about 200000 years ago
• homo heidelbergensis hunting bands

omo 1 and omo 2

• oldest human fossils identified
• the remains were found in kibish rock near the omo river

homo sapiens in Africa

• two theroies
• out of Africa
• found in hetro, Ethiopia
• chris stringer of London
• evidence of human modification like cut marks

neanderthal dna

• nuclear dna
• Edward rubins team from Lawrence Berkeley national laboratory in California
• researchers have also studied ancient DNA anatomically  modern homo sapiens from Europe dating to the same time period

neanderthal pathology

• located in the kaprina rock shelter in coratia
• fibrous dysplasia - has scars and can cause bones to scar
• it is present in living humans
• need to do x rays in order to find out if you have it
• neo plastic diseases increased because of our lifespan