ANTHROP 2FF3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ileret, Stone Tool, Periostitis
10 Feb 2014
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The study of humanity viewed from the perspective of all people at all times. Anthropologists are interested in all aspects of humanity and human nature. Biological approach we need to look at humans through the perspectives of both biology and culture. Characteristics that sets humans apart from animals: bipedalism, resulted in several important skeletal changes: Position of foramen magnum in the skull. Hominid spine has two distinctive curves (thoracic and lumbar. Spine: only species that communicate by talking. Jf blumenbach came up with 5 racial categories: caucasian (white), mongolian (yellow), Ales hrdlicka hypothesized that aboriginal people colonized the americas by migrating across the bering strait keeps the trunk centered above the pelvis) Big toe is enlarged and in line with other toes. Lower limbs are elongated: teeth are used for gripping/holding, not slashing/cutting, nonhoning chewing, hunting distances, speech, humans use tools and cooperative behaviour, and are able to travel at longer.
