anthropology Paper 1
Team Anthro
Anthropology Notes
Paper I
Arava, Uday
Table of Contents
CSE Anthropology Syllabus 5
Paper - I 5
Notes 9
1 Meaning,Scope and Development of Anthropology 9
2 Relationship with other disciplines 10
2.1 Anthropology(A) and social science 10
2.2 Anthropology and behavioral science 10
3 Main Branches of Anthropology: 11
3.1 Social cultural anthropology 11
3.2 Biological Anthropology 12
3.3 Archaeological anthropology - 13
3.4 Lingusitic Anthropology 14
4 Biological Factors in Human Evolution 14
5 Cultural Factors in Human Evolution, Interplay of Biological and Cultural Factors 15
6 Theories of Organic Evolution 15
6.1 Pre-Darwinian (Lamarckism) 15
6.2 Darwin theory of evolution 17
6.3 Post-Darwinian (Rediscovery of Mendel, Wagner) 18
7 Synthetic Theory Of Evolution 19
8 Rules or Laws Governing Evolutionary Biology- Dollo's rule, Cope's rule, Gause's rule 21
9 Concepts and terms in Evolutionary Biology. 25
10 Primates Evolutionary Trends and Behaviour 27
11 Behaviour pattern of primates 28
12 Primate Adoptations and Locomotion 28
13 Fossil Primates 32
14 Man as Primate, Anatomical Similarites and Dissimilarities between Man and Ape 33
Man as a Primate 33
Living Primates 34
Anatomical similarities and dissimilarities between Man and Apes 39
15 Skeletal Changes due to Erect Posture and Its Implications 39
16 Phylogenetic Status, Features, Spatial Distribution, Cultural Characteristics and Differences among: 40
16.1 Australopithecines- Australopithecus (Gracile) 40
16.2 Homo Habilis 41
16.3 Java man & peiking man 45
17 Neanderthals: 47
18 Rhodesian man 49
19 Homo Sapiens- Cro Magnon Man, Grimaldi Man, Chancelade Man 50
19.1 Grimaldi Man, Chancelade Man 50
20 Paleolithic 53
21 Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age) 54
22 Neolithic revolution 60
23 Bronze Age 61
24 The biological basis of life 62
24.1 DNA Replication 62
24.2 Protein Synthesis 63
24.3 MUTATION 68
24.4 MEIOSIS 70
24.5 Mitosis (M Phase): 73
25 Iron age 78
26 Typology of family 78
27 Basic
Anthropology Notes
Paper I
Arava, Uday
Table of Contents
CSE Anthropology Syllabus 5
Paper - I 5
Notes 9
1 Meaning,Scope and Development of Anthropology 9
2 Relationship with other disciplines 10
2.1 Anthropology(A) and social science 10
2.2 Anthropology and behavioral science 10
3 Main Branches of Anthropology: 11
3.1 Social cultural anthropology 11
3.2 Biological Anthropology 12
3.3 Archaeological anthropology - 13
3.4 Lingusitic Anthropology 14
4 Biological Factors in Human Evolution 14
5 Cultural Factors in Human Evolution, Interplay of Biological and Cultural Factors 15
6 Theories of Organic Evolution 15
6.1 Pre-Darwinian (Lamarckism) 15
6.2 Darwin theory of evolution 17
6.3 Post-Darwinian (Rediscovery of Mendel, Wagner) 18
7 Synthetic Theory Of Evolution 19
8 Rules or Laws Governing Evolutionary Biology- Dollo's rule, Cope's rule, Gause's rule 21
9 Concepts and terms in Evolutionary Biology. 25
10 Primates Evolutionary Trends and Behaviour 27
11 Behaviour pattern of primates 28
12 Primate Adoptations and Locomotion 28
13 Fossil Primates 32
14 Man as Primate, Anatomical Similarites and Dissimilarities between Man and Ape 33
Man as a Primate 33
Living Primates 34
Anatomical similarities and dissimilarities between Man and Apes 39
15 Skeletal Changes due to Erect Posture and Its Implications 39
16 Phylogenetic Status, Features, Spatial Distribution, Cultural Characteristics and Differences among: 40
16.1 Australopithecines- Australopithecus (Gracile) 40
16.2 Homo Habilis 41
16.3 Java man & peiking man 45
17 Neanderthals: 47
18 Rhodesian man 49
19 Homo Sapiens- Cro Magnon Man, Grimaldi Man, Chancelade Man 50
19.1 Grimaldi Man, Chancelade Man 50
20 Paleolithic 53
21 Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age) 54
22 Neolithic revolution 60
23 Bronze Age 61
24 The biological basis of life 62
24.1 DNA Replication 62
24.2 Protein Synthesis 63
24.3 MUTATION 68
24.4 MEIOSIS 70
24.5 Mitosis (M Phase): 73
25 Iron age 78
26 Typology of family 78
27 Basic