ANT101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Biostratigraphy, Lower Paleolithic, Law Of Superposition
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Explain, from a biocultural perspective, why scientists need to understand the behavior and anatomy of ancient hominins. Identify the main objectives of paleoanthropology and archaeology; understand and describe the similarities and differences between these disciplines; and explain why research on human origins requires a multidisciplinary approach. Compare the similarities and differences between relative and chronometric dating and describe example of each type. Explain why archaeologists must assume that the organization and structure of the archaeological record reflects the behavior of humans in the past. Hominin - a member of the tribe hominini, the evolutionary groups that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives. The most distinctive behavioral features of humans in our extraordinary elaboration of and dependence on culture. For humans, culture is a fundamental adaptive strategy involving cognitive, political, social and economic components, as well as technology. Early hominins made and used tools fabricated from perishable materials such as wood long before the earliest stone tools are found.
