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    Neanderthal Language

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    more similar in shape to the Homo sapien than that of hominids before it; which would make it reasonable to believe that it was able to speak using language. Since it was the transitional species however‚ it may have been limited in its development of language usage. History of the Neanderthal Before analyzing the arguments discussing the language used by the Neanderthals‚ it is important to understand what is known about them. Homo neanderthalensis is the last

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    Multi-Regional Continuity: The Fossil Evidence With regards to the multi-regional continuity model of human evolution‚ there is without a doubt a preponderance of fossil data that supports the diverse origins of Homo sapiens in different regions of the globe. Skulls displaying a wide variety of mixed modern and archaic features have been found in every corner of the world. The mere existence of these fossils is evidence enough to prove that human evolution was far less cut-and-dried a process

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    homosexual suicide

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    misfortune. C. van Heeringen wanted to estimate the risks of suicidal thoughts or actions in young homo/bisexuals compared to heterosexual peers. He also wanted to determine the effects of potential factors on the odds of suicidal thoughts and actions in young homo/bisexuals. Through his studies there were many findings that seem very substantial to every human’s knowledge. His results show that homo/bisexuals are at a greater risk of suicidal actions or feelings because they tend to feel trapped

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    The Human Story

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    developed from going to war when you were 15 years old‚ and dying for your side. Although the book skips around‚ he covers topics “... from homo erectus to George W. Bush.” In the first few pages Davis discusses scientific terms such as Homo erectus and Homo sapiens‚ the first of the human species. Homo erectus went extinct 300‚000 years ago‚ then Homo sapiens‚ the first humans‚ developed and were called “Wise Men.” The reason for this name was because of larger brains and higher skulls. Although

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    Decoding Neanderthals

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    “Decoding Neanderthals” Neanderthals are an extinct species shown as our ancestors.They began to disappear 40‚000 years ago as Homo sapiens came on the scene. They are a branch of the human family tree and are considered to have been primitive with no verbal language. Many believe them to have a lack of intelligence but science is proving the theory wrong. History shows Neanderthals as undeveloped humans‚ but the possibilities of their lifestyle being more advance than the lifestyle of modern

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    Evolution of Man

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    Evolution is the change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation‚ including species‚ individual organisms and molecules such as DNAand proteins.[1]All life on earth is descended from a last universal ancestor that lived approximately 3.8 billion years ago. Repeated speciation and the divergence of life can be inferred from shared sets of biochemical and morphological

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    Anthro 2a Lecture 2

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    Typologizing is a universal activity b. Racial categories iii. Linneaus – 18th century; developed all the systems we use to classify groups 1. Classified humans into the “homo-sapiens” group a. Four “variants” i. Homo-sapiens Europeaus Albescens ii. Homo-sapiens Asiaticus Fucus iii. Homo-sapiens Africanu Negreus (black) iv. Homo-sapiens Americanus Rubescens (red) iv. Blumebach (1781) 1. “Races” a. Caucasian (white) b. Mongolian (yellow) c. Malay (brown) d. Ethiopian (black) e. American

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    Development of Humanity

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    items typically food over large distances. Humans evolved from the groups of “homo” meaning the same. About 2-3 million years ago Homo Habilis adapted from the original Australopithecines with a 50% larger brain. The Homo Habilis chipped flakes off the ends of volcanic rock to be used as tools. Thus‚ they were able to eat a greater variety of nutritious food increasing their mental capacity. About a million years ago the Homo Erectus adapted with a 1/3 larger brain than the Habilis. They were scavengers

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    A Future Underwater

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    phases of the evolution to modern humans—Homo habilus and Homo erectus‚ for example‚ are two stages of the transformation to Homo sapiens‚ the species that all modern humans belong to. According to the Hardy-Weinberg theorem‚ evolution will only not occur under very rigid circumstances‚ and since those circumstances do not apply to humans‚ the species is continuing to evolve‚ and is very likely to develop into an entirely new species eventually—perhaps Homo aquaticus‚ humans that will live underwater

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    I.THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO 1.1 Pacific Theory * By Beily Willis (geologist) * Occurs 200 million years ago in Pacific Ocean ( Eastern Region of Asia) * When volcanoes erupted continuously . (volcanism) * Japan‚Taiwan‚Indonesia‚ Solomon islands and new Zealand (pacific ring of fire) * 250 volcanoes in said countries and 22 active volcanoes in Phil. 1.2 Asiatic Theory * By Dr. Leopoldo Faustino * Diastrophism (deformation of Major feature

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