ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthropology 10 23 Notes
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Bipedalism: foramen magnum position, more centrally located for bipedals, valgus knee, knees turn in a little, pelvis shape, hip stabalizing muscles, foot shape, have nondivergent hallux (big toe, designed for stability when walking, have a distinct arch. Original idea of the sort of flow chart. This model, developed before the human fossil record was known, predicts that big brains should have evolved first. Reactions to neandertals: ernst haeckel, homo stupidus, marceline boule, brutish cave man. Neandertals found on continental europe but not in england: britain scientists wanted human evolution to have occurred there, therefore, brits did not see neandertals as a human ancestor, a matter of intellectual pride, justification for ethnic superiority. Issues: no articulation, no front of face, specimen was missing crucial pieces, not all parts found at the same time, canine found the year after the skill, tool made from elephant tusk found 2 years after initial discovery.
