ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Neanderthal Genome Project, Laetoli, Foramen Magnum
14 Apr 2013
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Paleoanthropology- the study of fossil humans and their ancestors. Hominid: humans and their ancestors, identify humans like us. Physical sciences eg geology; biological sciences; and social sciences. Etheopia, walking on two feet, bipedalism: ability to walk on two feet. We are the only createrst that walk bipedaly. No- earliest tools date to 2. 5 mya. Energetic cost vs body mass, results: humans were more energy efficient that"s why bipedalism developed. Enhanced heat loss (bipedal gets hit by the sun less) Found exclusively in easy and south africa (so far . ) Diverse species in east and south africa. Brain size 510cc features on skull adapted for chewing tough foods. Models for origins of modern humans 11/20/2012 9:38:00 am. Analyzed dna from the tooth of neanderthals indicated that the neanderthals were more related to each other then to modern day humans. They had a evolutionary offshoot and did not contribute anything to modern humans. Most humans have a little neanderthal in them.
