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Introduction to Anthropology
Daniel is no longer sneezing, although he is still sniffling into his Kleenex from time-to-time.
"Good morning, guys, today we're looking at physical anthropology.
It's sometimes also called "biological anthropology" and it studies the mechanisms of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human adaptability and variation, primatology, primate morphology, and the fossil record of human evolution.
Physical anthropology developed in the 19th century, prior to the rise of Charles Darwin' theory of Natural Selection also known as the theory of evolution and Gregor Mendel's theory of genetics. Physical anthropology was so called because all of its data was physical (fossils, especially human bones). With the rise of Darwinian theory and the modern synthesis, anthropologists had access to new forms of data, and many began to call themselves "biological anthropologists."
Some of the early branches of physical anthropology, such as early anthropometry, are now rejected as pseudoscience. Metrics such as the cephalic index were used to derive behavioral characteristics. Two of the earliest founders of scientific physical anthropology were Paul Pierre Broca and Franz Boas.
The branches of physical anthropology are: primatology, population genetics, and human evolution, which is also called. paleoanthropology. The study of human evolution often involves other specializations: human osteology, paleopathology, and forensic anthropology, which is what we looked at on Monday.
For homework, I'd like for you to define the branches... just what exactly are they. We'll be studying them further in the next couple of weeks, so I'd quite like for you to understand what it is you're going to be learning about.
Thank you, and I'll see you on Friday."
"Good morning, guys, today we're looking at physical anthropology.
It's sometimes also called "biological anthropology" and it studies the mechanisms of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human adaptability and variation, primatology, primate morphology, and the fossil record of human evolution.
Physical anthropology developed in the 19th century, prior to the rise of Charles Darwin' theory of Natural Selection also known as the theory of evolution and Gregor Mendel's theory of genetics. Physical anthropology was so called because all of its data was physical (fossils, especially human bones). With the rise of Darwinian theory and the modern synthesis, anthropologists had access to new forms of data, and many began to call themselves "biological anthropologists."
Some of the early branches of physical anthropology, such as early anthropometry, are now rejected as pseudoscience. Metrics such as the cephalic index were used to derive behavioral characteristics. Two of the earliest founders of scientific physical anthropology were Paul Pierre Broca and Franz Boas.
The branches of physical anthropology are: primatology, population genetics, and human evolution, which is also called. paleoanthropology. The study of human evolution often involves other specializations: human osteology, paleopathology, and forensic anthropology, which is what we looked at on Monday.
For homework, I'd like for you to define the branches... just what exactly are they. We'll be studying them further in the next couple of weeks, so I'd quite like for you to understand what it is you're going to be learning about.
Thank you, and I'll see you on Friday."
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