Anthropology 250 March 13‚ 2012 Midterm Section 1: Short Answer 2. List and briefly explain the three goals of archaeology. How do they apply and differ from the earlier paradigms of archaeology? * The three goals of archaeology are the study of culture history‚ reconstruct past life ways‚ and understand cultural processes. The study of culture history is to piece together the history of how culture changes over time. To reconstruct past life ways is a complex process that involves a
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address the question of why our species survived‚ paleoanthropologists make certain assumptions about lifestyle and behavior based on fossil evidence. The fossil record shows that early Homo sapiens—who had a body plan more or less like our own—and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis)—a separate species characterized by a large‚ low-sloping cranial vault and a short‚ robust skeleton—inhabited the same land at about the same time‚ between approximately 30‚000 and 40‚000 years ago. Both species developed
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What defines us as humans? Calling ourselves human is our way of categorizing ourselves as a superior species. Although we are distinctly different‚ we should accept that we are in the same family as chimpanzees. Acknowledging that fact doesn ’t mean you are calling yourself a chimp. For example‚ a dog isn ’t a wolf even though they are from the same family. We are humans. What is it about our physical and behavioral traits that enable us to develop uniquely human capabilities? Traits like language
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last competitor‚ Neanderthals‚ were wiped out between 41‚000-39‚000 years ago (from homo habilis (2.4-1.4m yrs ago) to rudolfensis (1.9-1.7m) to erectus (1.9-0.2m) to heidelbergensis (700‚000-200‚000
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Unit 1-Early Man Study Sheet Civilization’s Fragile Roots- article notes We have absolutely no instinctive feel for long periods of time We tend to assume that our civilized past extends back a very long time We may indeed be too smart for our own good Our structure of civilization is shaky Prehistory Problem: How do historians make determinations about the pre-historical period? Despite the absence of recorded historical documentation there are ways for scholars to research the pre-historical
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because many of their characteristics and those of our ancestors coincide notably well. The fossilized bone fragments of the Neanderthals were found in “Neander Valley”‚ hence their name. They lived from 200‚000 B.C. to 30‚000 B.C. and in Europe and Southeast Asia. Because they had to survive brutal ice age winters‚ they had to have the proper adaptations for it. The Neanderthals were built powerfully and to best suit their environment. They had heavy slanted brows‚ robust muscles‚ and thick bones. They
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called “Quest for Fire” because it is about Neanderthals trying to discover how to make fire‚ and how to make it stay lit. The groups that are shown in the video are hunters and gatherers. They would need to watch out for other tribes‚ water‚ animals‚ and weather. They do not know why or how things come about to them‚ for all they know it is just one more thing to discover. While on the Quest for Fire they interact with other tribes‚ with three Neanderthals off on the Quest of Fire‚ They attempt to
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his new living in different parts of Eurasia was the Homo erectus. The Homo erectus then opened the new doors for the human species to grow and flourish in different parts of the world. Questions A) Who were the Neanderthals? Compare and contrast them with H.sapiens. The Neanderthals
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Human Evolution is just a theory. Hominids began to come to life about four to five million years ago and only one will adapt to become us. Many species had to adapt to their environment or die off. The result of changes in the environment made us today. Australopithecus aferensis are one of the first hominids‚ also known as the Australopith. The Australopith had a reason why they had to stand up on two legs. Eight million years ago‚ Africa was covered with tropical rain forests. Suddenly‚ tectonic
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Station 1: Our Australopithecene ancestors When comparing the two species Kenyanthrpus platyops and Australopithecus afarensis‚ there are many differences‚ some known and unknown. Looking at the canines of both species‚ we can see that Australopithecus afarensis didn’t have either prominent canines or a diastema and in Kenyanthrpus platyops we are not sure whether it did or not due to the lack of evidence in the fossil remains. As for the molars‚ Australopithecus afarensis had more parallel molars
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