ANTHROP 2AN3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Oh 5, C3 Carbon Fixation, C4 Carbon Fixation

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 2AN3
• Professor: Tina Moffat

Document Summary

Reconstructing and interpreting non-human primate and prehistoric diets. Edible seeds of plants in the legume family: dried beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils: not part of the paleo diet. 6 major classes of nutrients: water, macronutrients (3, carbohydrates, fats, proteins (amino acids, micronutrients (2, vitamins, minerals. Human and ape relations: orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, human, 6 million years ago we diverged from the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee is the closest living primate relative model. The primate diet: diverse diets - frugivores (focus on fruit), insectivores (focus on insects), omnivores (fruit, meat, vegetables), foliovores, chimpanzees do some hunting and enjoy meat, main diet is plant based. Reconstructing hominim diets: climate and environment, teeth - micro wear: the structure of teeth can be looked at on a microscopic level and think about what the diet might be like. Generally, they were looking at hunter gatherer societies.