ANTH 1001 : Anthropology Final
Document Summary
Hominids and hominins: hominid- general term for the family hominidae; could be human or ape, hominin-general term for the tribe hominini; its definitely in the human ancestry. Hypotheses for bipedality: freeing the hands, carry objects, eating, hunting/ gathering, provisioning, better view of open country, stand erect, can see further, energy efficiency (patch forest, burn less calories when bipedal. Ardipithecus ramidus- oldest member in human lineage (4. 4 mya) Shows a lot of bipedalism with some suspensory. Spoiler definition- goes against what we expect to find or prove. Spoiler for the longest time paleoanthropologists believed the oldest common ancestor between humans and apes was chimp-like. Australopithecus: afarensis southern ape of afar region. 6) lucy - nearly complete skeleton- shows evidence of bipedalism- 3. 2 mya. 7) selam - 3-4 years old in age- nearly complete-3. 3 mya- gives information about growth and development. Site-lactoli-located in east africa- not ina place where lots of hominid fossils are found.
