ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Osteology, Primatology, Bipedalism
27 Apr 2015
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Study of the structure and function of the human skeleton. Hole right underneath the skull in humans vs. apes with the hole farther at the back. Humans have more of an upright posture and wider/broad pelvis vs. ape narrow tall pelvis. Human legs a little bit knock kneed vs. apes with straight legs. Understand natural forces that have shaped human evolution & aspects of human behavior (=context) Human remains recovered with some kind of legal context. Applied accidental death, crime scene investigation, human rights investigations. Situations where there have been mass casualties (i. e. genocides) The use of data gathered from the other subfields of anthropology in an effort to offer practical solutions to problems within modern societies. Understanding the social, cultural, political and economic situation of immigrants can help health care practitioners better meet their health care needs. A way of knowing the world around us through observation. Observation pattern tentative hypothesis theory.
