Paleoanthropology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

potential cannibalism - ️️Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - ️️One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This species is characterized by what? True - ️️True or false? Neandertals took care of the old and disabled. Homo erectus - ️️Sinanthropus pekinen...

ASM 246 Midterm -- Week 1 Vocab and Quiz Arizona State University - Question and answers rated A+ ASM 246 Midterm -- Week 1 Vocab and Quiz Paleoanthropology is the study of what? - correct answer Human Origins True or False: Humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor - correct answer True! True or False: Paleoanthropology is a subfield of anthropology - correct answer True! True or False: Bipedalism, the ability to walk on two legs, is one of the earliest defining human characte...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 with correct answerspotential cannibalism - correct answer Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - correct answer One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This species is characterized by what? True - cor...

WVU Exam 3 Anthropology Genesis Snyder with Complete Solutions What is Biological/Physical Anthropology The study of human biological variation in time and space Main areas of interest of biological/physical anthropology - Includes evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology -draws on biology, zoology, geology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, public health, osteology, and archaeology Paleoanthropology The human evolution as revealed by the fossil record Primatolo...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Human Origins (week 1)Biological /physical Anthropology - correct answer The study of human beings as members of an animal species; genetics, physiology, physical adaptations; osteology, paleoanthropology, primatology, forensics, odontology, etc. Paleoanthropology - correct answer The study of human origins. Common Ancestor - correct answer The shared ancestor of new, different species that arose from one population DNA - correct answer An arran...

ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 Arizona State University - Questions with complete solution ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 potential cannibalism - correct answer Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - correct answer One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 FINAL 1 well answeredanthropology - correct answer Which of the following can be defined as: "The study of the whole of the human condition; past, present and future; biology, science, language and culture." surveying - correct answer Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? Humans evolved from chimpanzees. - correct answer False Fossils are found where sedimen...

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...

ASM 246 Arizona State University - ASM 246 Midterm -- Week 1 Vocab and Quiz with correct answersPaleoanthropology is the study of what? - correct answer Human Origins True or False: Humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor - correct answer True! True or False: Paleoanthropology is a subfield of anthropology - correct answer True! True or False: Bipedalism, the ability to walk on two legs, is one of the earliest defining human characteristics - correct answer True! What is the s...