Physical Anthropology Flashcards
Whats Anthropology?
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Study of origin, behavior, the physical and social culture development of humans
-to understand what makes us human by studying human ancestors
Whats Physical Anthropology?
-Tries to distinguish humans beings from other biological organisms
-study the origins of the human species
-uses research methods w natural science (ex bio, phys etc)
Charles Darwin- Natural Selection
Meaning the species that best fit and adapt to the environment will survive and pass on genes, not whenever is the strongest.
Lucy
Donald Johnson found a skeleton in ethiopa that was 40% complete and 3.2 mil years ago
Robustus
Small brain compared to humans and huge teeth, skull, jaws used to eat and chew through tough plants
Homo Habilis
30% largerI brain then Australopithecus aforensis & male skull is bigger than female
Homo Erectus
Are large brains and almost 50% larger than Habilis, modern body 6ft tall, created stone tools to do tasks, used baby talk
Homo Sapiens
Earliest form of our own species, wooden tools & weapons, which shows they possibly live in a hunting lifestyle
Neanderthals
Relieved to have experience, thoughts and feelings like us, because brain is a little larger. Related to modern human and human erectus also looked & move like us.
Archaic Homo Sapiens
(Humans) Brain size smaller than Neanderthals, Brain able to multitask, smaller teeth, and jaw. Also smartest out of all.
Jane Goodall
-Studied Chimp for 40+ years
-Discovered that we are similar to chimps
Birute Galdikas
-Studies Orangutains
-others thought it was impossible to study
-Orangutains are like humans, warm, welcoming, innocent, and curious and they also think that family is important
Dion Fossey
-Study gorillas in Rwanda
-learned, mimic sound and habits and documented, highly structured, social communities
-murder for her efforts to protect gorillas from poachers
