Homo Sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic

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Chapter 10

• Homo Sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic
• Key Terms

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• Upper PaleolithicThe last part of the Old Stone
  Age, characterized by the emergence of more
  modern-looking hominins and an emphasis on the
  blade technique of tool making.
• Cro-MagnonsEuropeans of the Upper Paleolithic
  after about 36,000 years ago.
  

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• blade techniqueA technique of stone tool
  manufacture by which long, parallel-sided flakes
  are struck off the edges of a specially prepared
  core.
• pressure flakingA technique of stone tool
  manufacture in which a bone, antler, or wooden
  tool is used to press, rather than strike off,
  small flakes from a piece of flint or similar
  stone.

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• burinsStone tools with chisel like edges used
  for working bone and antler.
  
• entoptic phenomenaBright pulsating forms that
  are generated by the central nervous system and
  seen in states of trance.

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• SahulThe greater Australian landmass including
  Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. At times of
  maximum glaciation and low sea levels, these
  areas were continuous.
• SundaThe combined landmass of the contemporary
  islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Bali that
  was continuous with mainland Southeast Asia at
  times of low sea levels corresponding to maximum
  glaciation.

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• PaleoindianThe earliest inhabitants of North
  America.
  
• cognitive capacityA broad concept including
  intelligence, educability, concept formation,
  self-awareness, self evaluation, attention span,
  sensitivity in discrimination, and creativity.