ANTH222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Concealed Ovulation, Neoteny, Object Manipulation
25 Oct 2018
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Infant rotation and fontanelle: to fit through the birth canal, the infant must rotate and its head must be plastic xii. Increased neotony: infants look more like us than the adults do with every generation, generations are more and more infantilized, flatter faces, smaller heads xiii. Infant dependency: female has to look after the infant after birth because its incapable of looking after itself, they have to be carried, cleaned, fed, etc. xiv. Immobilize female: female has to take care of the infant, so she can"t run around, she spends all of her adult life either lactating or pregnant, so she is always encumbered by infants. xv. Home base: because females can"t really move, they stay put and center the home base with the hearth, gives the men a place to come home to, allows women to tend to the fire and cook. xvi.
