ANTH 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bioarchaeology, Melanin, Forensic Anthropology
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In hominids look at characteristics such as the evolution of bipedalism, increase. Mosaic evolution different traits evolving at different rates in brain size, decrease in facial size, decrease in canines size, increase in evidence of culture. Humans are the only primates that are habitually bipedal. Bipedalism theories as to why we became bipedal (table on page 256) These theories are not conducive to rigorous testing and verification. Foramen magnum the position more underneath skull than towards back. Given the main genus and species names, you could put them in chronological order. Homo habilis handy man first to be definitely associated with stone tools. First stone tool type oldowan tools found in olduvai gorge, date to 2. 5 million years ago. Homo erectus was the first hominid species to leave africa. Hominids split from a common ancestor with chimpanzees approx. That humans walk on two feet all the time.
