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Our Human Story: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology

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Our Human Story: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology

This introductory text traces the human evolutionary story from a biological anthropology perspective using evidence from genetics, primatology, paleoanthropology, and archaeology. Timely and engaging real-world examples and applications of key concepts are used throughout the text to help students make connections between the reading material and their lived experiences.

Social Sciences
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Rachel Mitchell
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Gavilan College
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LibreTexts
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EN
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  1. 01: Introduction to Anthropology
  2. 1.01: Introduction to Anthropology
  3. 1.02: Key Anthropological Perspectives
  4. 1.03: The Scope of Biological Anthropology
  5. 1.04: Anthropology and Colonialism
  6. 1.05: Key Terms
  7. 1.06: References
  8. 02: An Evolutionary Worldview
  9. 2.01: Ways of Knowing
  10. 2.02: Science as Process
  11. 2.03: Evolution Religion and Society
  12. 2.04: Misconceptions About Evolution
  13. 2.05: Critical Thinking
  14. 2.06: Key Terms
  15. 2.07: References
  16. 03: Natural Selection
  17. 3.01: A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought
  18. 3.02: The Journey to Natural Selection
  19. 3.03: Natural Selection
  20. 3.04: Evidence
  21. 3.05: Origin of Species
  22. 3.06: Are We Still Evolving
  23. 3.07: An Evolutionary Perspective
  24. 3.08: Misconceptions About Natural Selection
  25. 3.09: Key Terms
  26. 3.10: References and Attributions
  27. 04: Evolutionary Genetics
  28. 4.01: The Blueprint of Life- DNA
  29. 4.02: Making Proteins- How Genes Work
  30. 4.03: Passing Traits Down- Mendelian Inheritance
  31. 4.04: When DNA Changes- Mutations
  32. 4.05: Genetic Variation and Sexual Reproduction
  33. 4.06: Beyond the Sequence- The Human Genome and Epigenetics
  34. 4.07: Genetic Testing and Genetic Engineering
  35. 4.08: Key Terms
  36. 4.09: References and Attributions
  37. 05: Evolutionary Processes and Genes in Populations
  38. 5.01: Population Genetics- Thinking About Evolution at the Right Scale
  39. 5.02: The Four Forces of Evolution
  40. 5.03: Key Terms
  41. 5.04: References and Attributions
  42. 06: Human Variation
  43. 6.01: A Brief and Troubling History of Race Concepts
  44. 6.02: What the Genetics Actually Shows
  45. 6.03: Clinal Variation
  46. 6.04: Race as a Social Construct
  47. 6.05: Race Ancestry and Ethnicity
  48. 6.06: Medicine Forensics and Social Justice
  49. 6.07: Key Takeaways
  50. 6.08: Key Terms
  51. 6.09: References and Attributions
  52. 07: Introduction to Primates
  53. 7.01: Traits of Primates
  54. 7.1.01: Eyes and Hands
  55. 7.1.02: Teeth and Diet
  56. 7.1.03: Locomotion
  57. 7.1.04: Brains Development Behavior
  58. 7.1.05: Habitat and Threats
  59. 7.02: Learning from Primates
  60. 7.03: Key Terms
  61. 7.04: References and Attributions
  62. 08: Primate Diversity
  63. 8.01: Primate Taxonomy
  64. 8.02: The Prosimian Suborder
  65. 8.03: The Anthropoid Suborder
  66. 8.3.01: The Tarsier Infraorder
  67. 8.3.02: New World Monkeys
  68. 8.3.03: Old World Monkeys
  69. 8.3.04: The Apes
  70. 8.3.4.01: Gibbons and Siamangs
  71. 8.3.4.02: Orangutans
  72. 8.3.4.03: Gorillas
  73. 8.3.4.04: Chimpanzees and Bonobos
  74. 8.3.4.05: Humans
  75. 8.04: Primate Research- A Complicated History
  76. 8.05: Key Terms
  77. 8.06: References and Attributions
  78. 09: Primate Behavior and Social Organization
  79. 9.01: So What Makes Us Human
  80. 9.02: Did Dads Evolve
  81. 9.03: The Anthropocentric Bias
  82. 9.04: Key Terms
  83. 9.05: References
  84. 10: Studying the Human Past
  85. 10.01: Finding and Studying Hominin Remains
  86. 10.02: The Fossil Record is Tricky to Interpret
  87. 10.03: How Apes Reveal Human History
  88. 10.04: The Evolution of Upright Walking
  89. 10.05: Key Terms
  90. 11: Early Hominins
  91. 11.01: Lessons from Lucy
  92. 11.02: Setting the Stage - The Paleoenvironment
  93. 11.03: Pre-Australopithecines
  94. 11.04: Australopithecines
  95. 11.05: The Robust Hominins
  96. 11.06: Key Terms
  97. 12: Evolution of the Genus Homo
  98. 12.01: Defining the Genus Homo
  99. 12.02: The Climate Context
  100. 12.03: Homo habilis - The Earliest Member of our Genus
  101. 12.04: Homo erectus
  102. 12.05: Putting It All Together- How Diet Tools and Movement Made Us Human
  103. 12.06: Fossil Evidence
  104. 12.07: Key Terms
  105. 12.08: References
  106. 13: Becoming Human
  107. 13.01: Surviving the Middle Pleistocene
  108. 13.02: Archaic Homo Sapiens
  109. 13.2.01: The Neanderthals
  110. 13.2.02: The Denisovans
  111. 13.2.03: Five Human Species You May Not Know About
  112. 13.03: Becoming Human
  113. 13.04: The Future of Humanity
  114. 13.05: Key Terms
  115. 13.06: References