ANT203H5 Lecture 9: Lecture 9 Introduction to Palaeoanthropology
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The study of human evolution, comprising both hominin biology and culture. Etymology: greek palaios "old, ancient", anthropos "man, human", logia "study of" Multidisciplinary science - biological anthropologists, archaeologists, palaeontologists, archaeologists, and geologists, among many others. Geologists - surveys, location of early hominin sites (on the ground, and aerial and satellite imagery), mapping. Palaeontologists - survey work, knowledge of faunal remains found in the area. Archaeologists - search for material culture (stone tools) to give us clues about hominin behaviour. Draws from information on dating, palaeoecology, surveys, location of early hominin sites (on search for material culture (stone tools) Draws from information on dating, palaeoecology, archaeological traces of behaviour and hominin fossils. This course focuses on the bones and biological traces usually preserved in the form of fossils. Physical remains or traces of an animal"s behaviour preserved in rock. Fossilization is dependent on a number of important factors:
