HW1-Be an anthropologist

Evolution by Anthropology Evolution can be explained religiously and scientifically. Scientifically evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth. One of the first scientists to introduce evolution in a scientific manor was Lamarck and his theory of inheritance for acquired characteristics. One of the reason’s Lamarck’s theory failed was because he wasn’t able to incorporate different aspects of anthropology or different processes of evolution to explain his theory. So in order to fully understand evolution for human kind we must utilize all fields of anthropology. Physical anthropology also known as biological anthropology is the study of humans as a biological species. The study of evolution in physical or biological anthropology involves the study of evolution in humans, their variability, and their adaptions to environmental stress. To understand evolution in the physical or biological aspects of anthropology anthropologists study human genetics, fossil records, the biology of living populations and its effect on human evolution (Park). Darwin one of the first to develop and explain evolution discovered his findings by fossil evidence found in rock bed’s around unmarked land. Upon returning to England specialists reviewed his findings and reported he had collected thirteen similar but separate species, along with many other extinct mammals. In search to define the mammals in his findings Darwin decided to compare the fossils to what where then modern mammals. Darwin’s findings showed many similarities to the modern mammals leading him to believe their species had changed over time to adapt to environmental changes. This led him to his theory of natural selection. Natural Selection is an evolutionary change based off the differential reproductive success of individuals within a species (Futuyma, 2004). I believe Darwin’s theory of natural

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