Physical anthropology intro Flashcards
Physical anthropology
Physical antrhopology is stduy of human physical characteristics
centers on humans trying to determin postion compared nature
Human
Human - member of the homo genus
The origin of spieces published in _____
The origin of spieces published in 1859
Theroy of evolution was popular from_____
Theroy of evolution was popular from 1859 - 1900s
Anthropometry
Anthropometry used to mesure living humans being for clastificaiton and comparisian of human races
In 1900s two major developemts in physical anthropology
Theory of genetics and the discovery of ABO blood types
Who made the theory of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
4 main studies of physical anthropology
Human Ecology
Human Evolution
Primatology
Genetics
Human ecology
How mankind relateds to invirment (how envirment effects population size)
Paleoanthropology
Study of humans prehistoic to modern world (anthro)
Paleontology
Study of development of all life on earth (on)
Primatology
How primates realt to early human
Osteology
The scietific study of the human sekleton
Paleopathology
The study of human secletons of disease or injuries (path)
Forensic anthropology
The use of modern scientific prociders in cort of law to determen identiffication o fdead