ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homo, Cenozoic, James Ussher
30 Sep 2016
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Darwin went on beagle to south america, in the cave, Universe originated about 15 billion years ago the big bang! Sun and earth coalesced from gases about 4. 5 billion years ago. During cooling, continents and oceans were formed. Evidence for first bacteria at 3. 6bya perhaps from interstellar dust, micro or nano bacteria. Latin names that relate to fossils found at different time frames. 22mya first ape ancestors of humans (proconsulids) 7 -6 mya first human-like creatures (habitual and obligate bipeds aka hominids) By 160 000 ya anatomically modern humans in east africa, we are direct descendants of these ancestors. Great chain of being- graduated continuum of organisms- continuum of form from least complex and perfect, with humankind just below the gods. Perfection of creation no extinction and no new creation. This ladder-like view of perfection was adopted by the christian world through the following 2000 plus years.
