ANTH 203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: List Of Fossil Primates, Forensic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 203
• Professor: Lauriane Bourgeon

Document Summary

The study of humans as biological organisms, considered in an evolutionary framework. Palaeopathology = study of diseases of the past. Forensic anthropology = determination son ancestry, age, sex and stature, as well as the cause of death. Ethology/primatology = study of animal behaviour and adaption. Both living and extinct nonhuman primates, their anatomy, genetics, behaviour and ecology. Study of human and environmental interaction and adoption. A scienti c theory is a falsifiable explanation derived from the. While at cambridge, darwin starts collecting beetles; tried eating beetlescollected and named them. Professor of botany at cambridge, british priest and geologist. Hms beagle and captain robert fitzroy - 30 m long sloop. The theory of evolution by natural selection would develop slowly over several years. Dawrins 2 key conclusions in nature, there is erce competition for resources. After the beagle: 1893: darwin returned to england as a minor celebrity; published and eureka.