Hominid Evolution
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:05
Evolution of Man MANKIN
1. Understand how the study of We branc
Ø Anthropology (culture etc.) hominid
Ø Paleontology (fossils etc.)
Ø Archeology (artifacts etc.) Primates
And how it helped scientists understand the evolution and • Enl
development of man • Red
2. Possible origins of man on earth and in Africa • 2h
3. Movement of populations from Africa to other areas • Mo
• Dig
Ø Paleontology • Lon
Study of fossils to determine the earths biological history (fre
• Co
- Classify fossils according to structure
- Determine age of fossils
- Show evolutionary relationships
- Reconstruct biological history Prim
sepa
Ø Archeology diffe
Study of the origins and development of human history through
excavating sites and analysis of human remains
- Human remains
- Human artifact eg. Tools, pottery
Ø Anthropology
Study of human cultures (societies, languages, and way of life)
- Humans
- Human remains
- Artifacts
- Use info supplied by paleontologists and archeologists
Important human features not seen in other primates
1. Bipedalism
Ability to walk upright on 2 legs 2. Humans
Allowed evolution of hominids
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:05
Evolution of Man MANKIN
1. Understand how the study of We branc
Ø Anthropology (culture etc.) hominid
Ø Paleontology (fossils etc.)
Ø Archeology (artifacts etc.) Primates
And how it helped scientists understand the evolution and • Enl
development of man • Red
2. Possible origins of man on earth and in Africa • 2h
3. Movement of populations from Africa to other areas • Mo
• Dig
Ø Paleontology • Lon
Study of fossils to determine the earths biological history (fre
• Co
- Classify fossils according to structure
- Determine age of fossils
- Show evolutionary relationships
- Reconstruct biological history Prim
sepa
Ø Archeology diffe
Study of the origins and development of human history through
excavating sites and analysis of human remains
- Human remains
- Human artifact eg. Tools, pottery
Ø Anthropology
Study of human cultures (societies, languages, and way of life)
- Humans
- Human remains
- Artifacts
- Use info supplied by paleontologists and archeologists
Important human features not seen in other primates
1. Bipedalism
Ability to walk upright on 2 legs 2. Humans
Allowed evolution of hominids
