Paleoanthropology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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." - ️️Anthropology Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? - ️️Surverying T/F Humans evolved from chimpanzees. - ️️False T/F Fossils are found where sediments that once accumulated are now eroding. - ️️True Which of the following ...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Week 6 verified/passedOne character that defines Homo erectus is the presence of what type of keel? - correct answer Sagittal One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis, which is characterized by which of the following? - correct answer Relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopi...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Ethnography is: - Answer-the firsthand, personal study of local settings. How are cultural rights different from human rights? - Answer-Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. What are the four main subdisciplines of anthropology? - Answer-Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African a...

anthropology - the study of humans holistic - multifaced/many approaches 2 classifications of anthro - 1. biological or physical characteristics 2. cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology - 1. Archaeology 2. Linguistics 3. ethnology Biological Anthropology - answers 2 distinct sets of Q 1. human paleontology/paleoanthropology 2. human variation human paleontology - about the emergence of humans and their evolution human variation - how and why huma...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Ethnography is: - Answer-the firsthand, personal study of local settings. How are cultural rights different from human rights? - Answer-Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. What are the four main subdisciplines of anthropology? - Answer-Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African a...

Chapter 1, Anthropology 101Anthropology - correct answer The study of the full scope of human diversity, past and present, and the application of that knowledge to help people of different backgrounds better understand one another Ethnocentrism - correct answer The belief that ones own culture of way of life is normal and natural; using ones own culture to evaluate and judge the other practices and ideals of others Ethnographic Fieldwork - correct answer A primary research strategy in cult...

prehistory correct answers period of humanities past that predates the emergence of writing Archaeology correct answers Reconstruction of past human behavior through the study of material cultural remains and environmental data Artifacts correct answers portable objects made and left behind by humans; symbols or reflections of their culture Culture correct answers culmination of inverted, taught, and learned patterns of behavior charged by humans Paleoanthropology correct answers stu...

ASU ASM 246 Week 6 Quiz 2021 (updated) Arizona State University Question and answers 100% correct ASU ASM 246 Week 6 Quiz 2021 (T/F) Neandertals took care of the old and disabled. - correct answer True Neandertals and humans shared their last common ancestor how many years ago? - correct answer 500,000 years ago One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This species is characterized by which of the following? - correct ...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASU ASM 246 Week 6 Quiz 2021 with answers (T/F) Neandertals took care of the old and disabled. - correct answer True Neandertals and humans shared their last common ancestor how many years ago? - correct answer 500,000 years ago One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This species is characterized by which of the following? - correct answer Relatively small cranial capacity compared to oth...

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 on t...