ANTH 1001 Chapter : ANth1001 CHAPTER 1 Lecture Notes
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Chapter 1: introduction to physical anthropology and prehistory. Carl von linne carolos linnalus (1707-1778: he was a creationist, principle of fixity of species - species were unchangeable after their creation. George"s cuvier (1769-1832: theory of catastrophism - in the past, there were a series of sudden, violent, climatic, and geological upheavals that led to the extinction of species in the affected region. After the cataclysmic event subsided, species from neighboring area migrated into the region. These immigrant species were similar in appearance, but not identical to the species that were extinct. Charles lyell (1797-1875: theory of uniformitarianism - forces acting today to shape the earth are the same forces that acted in the past. Thomas malthus (1766-1834: essay on the principle of population. Those organisms with favorable will survive and produce more offspring than those with the less favorable traits.
