ANTH 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Upper Paleolithic, Homo Habilis, Y Chromosome
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15 fill in the blank, using terms (2 points each) 3. 2 short essays, pick two of three to answer (12 points each), * topics above (bolded) Three developments that led to archaeologists figuring out deep time cultural and natural transformations that alter sites: three developments: People clear out sites to build on top: natural transformations: What are good preservation conditions for organic materials: bogs, deserts, always cold climates. What are some biological differences in being bipedal: pelvis changes, feet changes, where the head attaches to the spine, the angle changes. What are some reasons why early hominins went bipedal: more energy efficient, easier to walk on 2 legs, see over grass, see predators, less hot, carry things better. How well could australopithecus afarensis walk and run on two legs: could(cid:374)(cid:859)t ru(cid:374) that (cid:449)ell o(cid:374) legs. What are three ways we reconstruct ancient climate: plant fossil, deep sea cores, ice cores, (carbon isotopes) (animals)
