ANT101H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Catopithecus, Paleopathology, Parapithecidae
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The study of the human experience from multiple perspectives (lewis et al. , 2013) A holistic approach to humankind: encompasses both culture and biology, anthropos (cid:862)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:863) Includes: humans as primates, human ancestry, modern human variation. Five subfields of physical anthropology: paleoanthropology/evolutionary anthropology - study of human evolution, particularly through fossil remains, molecular anthropology - genetics is crucial to understanding evolutionary relationships. Can examine the genetic relationships between: human populations, humans and their primate relatives, humans and their primate ancestors, primatology - study of non-human primate behavior & biology. Primate paleontology study of primate fossil record: osteology - study of modern human skeletons. Bone biology & physiology: population relationships, paleodemography, paleonutrition, paleopathology, forensic anthropology, applied anthropology - application of anthropological principles and research in other fields. Practical use of knowledge & expertise of anthropology forensic anthropology: medical anthropology. History of the study of human variation (**read chapter 2) Separated humans into 5 categories: americanus, europaeus, asiaticus, afer, monstrosus.
