ANTHROP 1AA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Foramen Magnum
29 Apr 2013
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40 questions from up to 1st midterm. Focus on material covered in both lectures and readings. Class material and readings: early humans (pp. 40-52: gender in the archaeological record (pp. 47-81, cultural aspects of food (meanings, food taboos) (pp. Topics from midterm (~40 questions: what is anthropology and its subfields, the scientific method, culture and death. Illness and disease: bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, no questions from kochi movie. When and where did you see characteristics of being distinctly human. Manual dexterity manipulate objects in finer fashion, making objects, opposable thumbs. Key features of australopithecines: bipedal, small brains, big teeth, mix of ancestral and derived traits. Asia, europe: homo sapiens, homo sapiens neanderthalensis, 2. 5 mya earliest evidence of tools. Increase in cranial capacity and complexity and type of tool. Relationship between us and neanderthals: unique characteristics of neanderthals short, large nasal apature, robust skeletons, broad forehead, presence of neanderthal dna in modern humans.
