Homo erectus (literally "upright man") is an extinct hominin that lived between 1.8 million and 50‚000 years ago. The first fossil found of this species (the type specimen) was a skullcap discovered in 1891 by Eugène Dubois. However‚ the species was not named until 1894‚ after a femur (thigh bone) was discovered not far from the skullcap. The femur was nearly identical to that of a modern human‚ prompting Dubois to name a new species: Pithecanthropus erectus (literally "upright apeman"). Both fossils
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1. Introducción Antropología‚ estudio de los seres humanos desde una perspectiva biológica‚ social y humanista. La antropología se divide en dos grandes campos: la antropología física‚ que trata de la evolución biológica y la adaptación fisiológica de los seres humanos‚ y la antropología social o cultural‚ que se ocupa de las formas en que las personas viven en sociedad‚ es decir‚ las formas de evolución de su lengua‚ cultura y costumbres. La antropología es fundamentalmente multicultural. Los
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Homo Floresiensis: A Creature of Controversy Since its discovery in 2004‚ Homo floresiensis has sparked tremendous controversy among archaeologists across the world (Aiello‚ 2010:169). Found on the island of Flores (hence the name)‚ located in the midst of Indonesia‚ the fossil remains present a dilemma that is often compared to that surrounding the Neanderthals (Liberman‚ 2009:41). Simply put‚ the discovery of Homo floresiensis challenges the prevailing record of human history. Homo floresiensis
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distinguishing feature between chimps and Homo sapiens is comparative brain size‚ a chimps is approximately 400 〖cm〗^3‚ compared to that of a Homo sapien which is 1355 〖cm〗^3.
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The homo sapiens were able settle in one area until the soil could no longer sustain the plants and animal this made the domestication of plants and animals possible; the agriculture era was underway. The homo sapiens became Nomadic pastoralist moving their animals and plants and settlements to different areas with horses as resources would exhaust: transhumant
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El camino – Essay “El camino” is a Spanish novel written by Miguel Delibes where the main character is Daniel‚ the son of the town’s cheesemaker. He is eleven years old and his friends are Roque‚ “el Moñigo” and Germán‚ “El Tiñoso”. This novel is a bildungsroman because it focuses on Daniel’s progress as the story develops and how he interacts with the other characters. In the passage from “Entre ellos tres no cabían disensiones. […] Representaba una estimable cualidad‚ pero solo eso.” [Delibes
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Bain& Company‚Inc. : la promoción a socio 1. “ el análisis de la oferta versus la demanda de talentos para ocupar posiciones de liderazgo debe estar alineado con la estrategia de la compañía” Analiza el contenido de esta frase en relación al proceso de promoción de socio de Bain& company ‚ Inc. Cada empresa debe encontrar una armonía entre la oferta y demanda del número de directivos (en este caso socios) ‚ y por ello paralela a su propia estrategia y perspectivas de futuro. En el caso‚ el
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Topic: Spanish and Ottoman Empires Beginning from when Sargon I of Akkad built the worlds first empire‚ many empires have since then been established and now hold a name that are both as eminent and momentous. Two of these such empire are the Spanish and the Ottoman Empires‚ which began to establish and expand around the time of 1450-1800. Although separate and located in different parts of the world‚ the Ottoman and Spanish Empires share many similarities‚ as well as many differences in their
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UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR FACULTY OF JURISPRUDENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ENGLISH VII “Descriptive Essay” TEACHER: Angélica María López Portillo GROUP MEMBERS: GROUP B2 CYCLE: 01/2011 University City‚ Tuesday‚ April 5th 2011. Descriptive Essay Concept. A descriptive essay is a type of essay strives to create a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader of the item being described. It is often creative‚ personal. The purpose
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ALINEANDO LA ORGANIZACIÓN Case in Point Southwest Airlines: consistencia y coherencia a lo largo del tiempo Logo: www.southwest.com Southwest Airlines (SWA) es la primera aerolínea norteamericana: transporta millones de pasajeros anuales (102 millones‚ en 2008)‚ llega a 67 ciudades en 34 estados y opera más de 3.300 vuelos diarios.4 Tiene 35.000 empleados‚ 36 años consecutivos de beneficios y un récord de reconocimientos‚ que van desde estar entre las empresas más admiradas del mundo hasta
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