ANTHROP 2E03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Monophyly, Autapomorphy, Blue Jay
5 Mar 2018
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Anatomically modern humans began to spread out to every part of the world and regions. Cultural adaptations have been important and allowing us to adapt to new environments and diversified biologically. 1000 years ago and first attempt made by linnaeus. Also brought culture into this concern - perceived on cultural features. Continued 19th and 20th centuries and today. Interested in biological variations and from taking it in a more rigorous standpoint. Not focused on skin colour and skin colour was a dead in. He was more in about craniometry - measuring the skull. He found caucasian was the most beautiful race as he put it. More biological approach and was biased conclusion. Recognized the continuous nature of human variation. One of the first to use the word race in modern sense. Help understand how things are related and all. Linnaeus - first to come up with taxonomy (binomial nomenclature) Based solely on strong evidence of evolutionary (phylogenetic) relationships.
