ANTH 111 Lecture 3: Jan 15-Anthro 111
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Descent through modification individual species sharing a range of physical characteristics. Thomas huxley darwin"s bulldog debating creationist over existence of evolution. Linnaeas identified four different races based on skin colour. Race is a discredited concept in biology originally constructed by humans. However, differing origins of humans justified slavery in the us. Lewis henry morgan american anthropologist - compared kinship systems of plains indians in. Us and believed in, unilinear evolution = savagery -> barbarianism -> civilization. Henry fairfield osborn disagreed with darwin believed in aristogenesis with nordic race at the top of this hierarchy. President of the american museum of national history. 1925 law passed in tennessee banned the teaching of evolution appealed in court. The official stance of the catholic church on evolution now is that it exists, but the human soul is still of divine creation. Raymond dart 1924 discovered evidence of human ancestors that were chimpanzee"s. Gregor mendel conducted breeding experiments that revealed basic principles of genetics.
