STUDY GUIDE 9 1.Describe general characteristics of fossils categorized as Archaic homo sapiens, their temporal and geographic range. Exclude Neandertals. Discuss some of the problems associated with the understanding of this fossil taxon. (a) Increased cranial capacity (b) Appear more similar to modern humans (c) Reduced face, less prognathic, greater frontal lobe (d) Thick cranial bones, no chin Archaic fossils have been found in Europe, Africa and Asia. Problems arise because there is very little fossil …showed first 75 words of 547 total…

…showed last 75 words of 547 total…of skeletons with bone fractures that suggest they were being cared for, they survived where they would not have without help. Also evidence that they buried their dead, bodies have been found in association of goods. Suggests religious practice and altruistic behavior, contemporary to modern human populations. The Fossil record is consistent to the point where we can assume they were taking care of them, if monkeys and apes can do it so could Neandertals.