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An overview of the key concepts and topics covered in week 5 of an anthropology course, including lectures on introduction to anthropology, the history of anthropology, forensic anthropology, primatology, and related readings. Topics include the roles of biological anthropologists, primatology, fossilization, taxonomy, evolution, and forensic anthropology. Students will learn about important figures in anthropology, such as linnaeus, lamarck, darwin, mendel, and hrdlicka, as well as key concepts like homologous and analogous structures, scientific racism, monogenism/polygenism, and anthropometry.
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The test will include information from the following lectures and readings: Introduction to Anthropology (Week 4: Friday) The History of Anthropology (Week 5: Monday) Forensic Anthropology (Week 5: Wednesday)* *We did not get to the end of this lecture, you only need to know the information through slide 16 (identity markers- height) Primatology (Week 5: Friday) Haviland et al. 2005: Biology and Evolution Craig et al 2013: The Primates Important terms/concepts What are the different things that biological anthropologists do? Primatology and primatologists- what do they study and how? Fossilization Ideas behind taxonomy and how we organize the world The Great Chain of Being Linnaeus and his classificatory system Evolution Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Lamarck Charles Darwin- natural selection and descent with modification Gregor Mendel and his work Homologous and Analogous structures Scientific Racism Monogenism/Polygenism Anthropometry/Craniometry Ales Hrdlicka Kennewick Man/The Ancient One What is forensic anthropology and what do forensic anthropologists do? Osteology Morphology Metrical Taphonomy T. Dale Stewart Bone remodeling, Resorption, and Osteogenesis/Ossification Bone Cells Epiphyseal plate Fontanelle Connective Tissues Identity markers for sex- have a general idea of things we look for to indicate sex (what body parts do we look at), but you won’t need the specifics of females having rounder eye orbits or anything that detailed Identity markers for age- again, know generally that for children we look at wrist bones and teeth, for older adolescents and young adults we can look at fusion of the epiphyseal plates- you don’t need to know specific ages Height can be identified using long bones Metatheria, Protoheria, and Eutheria- the three groups of mammals
Characteristics of primates Strepsirrhines and Haplorhines (and their characteristics and differences) Platyrrhines and Cattarhines (and their characteristics and differences) Tarsiers and Lorises Characteristics of New World Monkeys Cercopithecoids and Homonoids Gibbons, Orangutans, Gorillas, Bonobos, and Chimpanzees