research from "the emergence of man"

"Below the neck," one expert has noted, "the differences between Homo erectus and today's man could only be detected by an experienced anatomist." From the neck up, however, Erectus looked much more primitive. He had a low, sloping forehead, thick, jutting brows and a massive jaw with only a hint of a chin. Yet, with the exception of his eyebrows, these primitive aspects were less pronounced than they had been in his forebears, and the basic proportions of his head had begun to change. As his brain expanded, his head became higher domed than that of Australopithecus and his forehead receded less. In addition, his jaw became smaller as his demands on it lessened: his diet began to include more easily chewed, cooked food.”

research from pg. 14 of the emergence of man, i find it interesting that food and knowledge is what physically changed our features from our ancestors,

“While Homo erectus was not built quite like his forebears, neither did he resemble us exactly. His bones were heavier and thicker than a modern man's, and bigger bones required thicker muscles to move them.”

continued from pg. 14, I want to exaggerate features like bone structure to represent the arrival of early humanity to modern humanity

“An adult human footprint, 400,000 years old, is the most ancient ever discovered.”

seeing this image made me feel more connected to the past than before, humans make their mark on the planet literally and figuratively, impacting generations

“The significant aspect of the Olorgesailie baboon hunt is the logic and efficiency with which it was apparently executed. Men, like other primates, normally sleep by night and are active by day. But in order to take the sleeping baboons by surprise the hunters had to stay awake until a late hour. They had to locate and import the stones for the attack and prepare others beforehand for use as weapons and tools, making an ample stockpile of armaments; and they had to work out a careful battle strategy. In short, there was nothing casual about the hunt- and it must also have taken a great deal of courage to bring off since, presuming it did occur at night, nocturnal predators would have been on the prowl, as eager perhaps to eat the somewhat vulnerable men as the men were to make a meal of the baboons.”

it was interesting to learn that the first evidence of knowledge is defying a patterned sleep schedule. does this relate to humans now overworking themselves and losing sleep?

During heavy exertion or in hot weather these organs bathe the body in moisture that cools the surface, and the blood just below it, as it evaporates. Dense hair would inhibit evaporation of the moisture and would get matted and clogged with dried sweat. Hence, the theory goes, the marked decrease in hair density.

reminds me of Ana lupas’ piece, could be translated into layers: hair, skin, and bone

man began imitating sounds of the creatures around him and that the imitations became the words for the animals them-selves.

how can sound play into my piece?

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