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Biological Anthropology (USA)
Physical Anthropology and its related fields
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
12/08/2014

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Term
Primates in the Paleocene
Definition
Aegyptopithecus
Proconsul
Sivapithecus
Orrorin Tugensis
Gigantophithecus
Ouranopithecus
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Term
Paleocene took place when...?
Definition
Term
Anatomical Signs of Bipedality
Definition
Term
Pliocene and Pleistocene Hominins
Definition
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus africanus
Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus boisei
Homo habilis/H. rudolfensis
Homo erectus/H. ergaster
Homo heidelbergensis
Anatomically modern homo sapien
Homo floresiensis
Term
Ardipithecus ramidus
Definition
"Ardi"
Term
Australopithecus anamensis
Definition
Term
Australopithecus afarensis
Definition
Term
Australopithecus africanus
Definition
Term
Paranthropus robustus
Definition
Term
Paranthropus boisei
Definition
Term
Homo habilis/H. rudolfensis
Definition
Term
Homo erectus/H. ergaster
Definition
Term
Homo heidelbergensis
Definition
Term
Homo floresiensis
Definition
Term
Ape Vs. Hominin Characteristics
Definition
Term
gracile Australopithecus Vs. robust Paranthropus
Definition
Term
Differentiate features:

H. erectus Vs. H. neanderthalensis Vs. H. sapien
Definition
Term
AL 288-1
Definition
"Lucy"
Term
KNM-WT 15000
Definition
"Nariokotome Youth"
Term
Taung 1
Definition
Taung Child
Term
Dikika
Definition
"Lucy's baby"
Term
Bodo
Definition
Term
Hadar
Definition
Hodar
Term
Laetoli
Definition
Walking afarensis- footprints
Term
Zhoukoudian
Definition
largest collection of H. Erectus in one site
Term
Shanidar
Definition
Term
Herto
Definition
Term
Gona
Definition
Term
Grotte du Cosquer
Definition
Term
Blombos
Definition
Term
Piltdown
Definition
Ancient scam for fame
Term
Stone tool use begins where and when?
Definition
Term
Which known hominin first began using tools?
Definition
H. habilis- "The handy man"
Term
Which two theories explain the origins of modern humans?
Definition
The Replacement Hypothesis
The Multiregional Hypothesis
Term
Out of Africa
Definition
The Replacement Hypothesis
Term
Multiregional continuity Hypothesis
Definition
Term
Basal Paleolithic
Definition
2.6-1.8 mya
Oldowan
Term
Lower Paleolithic
Definition
1.8 mya-125 kya
Acheulean
Hand-axes
Term
Middle Paleolithic (Middle Stone Age)
Definition
125-35 kya
Mousterian/MSA tool industry
Term
Upper Paleolithic
Definition
35-11 kya
Blade technology, atlatl (kick-ass abor. weapon)
Cultural/technological developments:
Venus figurines, eyed needles, barbed harpoons)
Term
Oldowan
Definition
Term
Acheulean
Definition
Term
Hand-axe
Definition
Term
Mousterian/MSA tool industry
Definition
Term
atlatl
Definition
Term
Venus figurines
Definition
Term
eyed needles
Definition
Term
barbed harpoons
Definition
Term
Origins of Human Behavior- hunting vs. gathering
Definition
It started _________
in _________
Term
Scientific Evidence for Macroevolution
Definition
1. Transitional fossils
2. Non-random sequence of the fossil record
3. Vestigial Characters
4. Atavistic Characters
5. Contrivance
6. Embryology
7. Biogeography and Paleobiogeography
8. Molecular genetics
9. Hierarchical nature of life
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