ANTH 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Bonobo, Venus Figurines, Common Chimpanzee

• School: Central, CCSU
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 140
• Professor: Warren R.Perry

Document Summary

Study primates because we are very closely related to them (bonobos (mostly) and chimpanzees) Characteristics of primates (as defined by linnaeus) Brain, vision, color patterns on faces, dentition (u-shaped, parabolic), hands and feet, limbs, reproduction, usually single birth, long-term infant dependency. Culture and social interaction (recognizing each other) is an advantage of long-term infant dependency. Earliest primates found in paleocene epoch (66-56mil ya) Forelimbs are *usually* longer than hind limbs. The common chimpanzee is called pan troglodytes. Primatologists discover that male dominance in these species did not exist. Bonobos (slightly smaller and thinner than chimps) Frequent intercourse (face to face), forward-facing female genitalia. Virtually extinct because they were killed by humans, except for south of the. Bonobos use sex to form alliances and relieve tensions. Stone age venus figurines had large breasts and stomachs, short legs the tapered into small feet. Strange proportions of figurines explained by being modeled after pregnant women looking down at their own bodies.