Paleoanthropology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Paleoanthropology correct answer: - The Study of immediate ancestors of humans (hominins) - Relies on fossils - Geographically specific: 1) East and South Africa 2) East Asia 3) Middle East Taphonomy correct answer: - Study of decomposition - Process may be arrested by 1) Dry 2) Cold 3) Wet (anaerobic environments) Fossilization correct answer: - Rare process - Conditions must be right Types of Fossils: - Sedimentary Rock - Volcanic Activity Law of superposition correc...

TEST BANK for Essentials of Physical Anthropology 10th Edition by Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan And Eric Bartelink. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Chapter Outline I. Introduction A. Hominins are members of an evolutionary lineage which includes our own species, Homo sapiens, and all extinct bipedal relatives. 1. The 3.7 million year-old footprints at the ancient savanna site of Laetoli, as well as numerous fossil discoveries in Africa, are clear evidence ...

The term "Anthropology" is Greek and means the study of correct answer: Man Subfields of anthropology correct answer: Cultural archaeological, linguistic, and biological anthropology. Applied Anthropology is a fifth category which may combine elements of all four. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY correct answer: _____________ studies variations in cultural behaviors among human population (both current populations and those in the recent past). ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY correct answer: Thi...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and All Correct Answers What are the four branches of anthropology (CLAP) - Answer-physical anthropology archaeology anthropological linguistics cultural anthropology physical/biology anthropology - Answer-studies both human biological evolution and contemporary physical variations among peoples of the world paleoanthropology- origins, fossils primatology- evolution history forensic anthropology- identify what happened Archaeology - Answer-focuses ...

Four Fields of Anthropology correct answers- Cultural Anthropology -Archaeology -Linguistic Anthropology -Physical or Biological Anthropology Paleoanthropology correct answersA subfield of Physical Anthropology. interdisciplinary approach to the study of earlier hominins--their chronology, physical structure, archaeological remains, habitats, and so on Osteology correct answersThe study of skeletal material Human osteology focuses on the interpretation of skeletal remains from arc...

The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude is an example of a(n) Select one: a. genetic adaptation. b. long-term physiological adaptation. c. short-term physiological adaptation. d. cultural adaptation. e. archaeological adaptation. correct answer: d. cultural adaptation. The study of the relationships between social and linguistic variation is Select one: a. historic linguistics. b. applied linguistics. c. cultural resource management. d. adaptation. e. socioli...

Anthropology 101Anthropology - correct answer the study of human biological and cultural diversity in the past and present Cultural anthropology - correct answer study of human societies, their beliefs, cultural adaptions and social behavior ex. urban, medical, economic Archaeology - correct answer the study of human cultures through their material remains Linguistic Anthropology - correct answer study of human speech and language including its origins Biological/Physical Anthropolog...

Anth 102 Rollins WWU Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023Cultural Relativism - correct answer the belief in the equal validity of all cultures Four Sub-fields of Anthropology - correct answer Biological, Cultural, Linguistic, Archeological. sometimes "applied" is considered one, but all fields have this aspect to them, so it is kind of encompassed. Paleoanthropology - correct answer Studying the biology and culture of past humans Genetics - correct answer Human DNA, evolutionary...

Anthropology 101: Quiz #2 Biological anthropology - correct answer The study of primates with a goal of identifying what makes humans/primates unique using the comparative approach Ethnoprimatology - correct answer The study of the interface between humans and ape communities Many cultures have strong connections with primates Study by primate behaviors, how humans think about them, and species' interactions Common behavioral patterns - correct answer Mother-infant bond - long period o...

ANT100 – EVO Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Evolutionary Anthropology - Answer- Application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of morphology, ecology, and behavior of human and non-human primates 5 sub-disciplines Evolution in not linear, goal oriented, progressive Primatology - Answer- Scientific study of non-human primates Primate anatomy, field studies of wild animals, primate psychology, etc Primatologists seek to study the evolution of primates Paleoanthropology - Ans...