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ANTH-1 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Text

This course examines the biological basis of being human. It compares us with our primate relatives, traces the evolution of our species from 4 million-year-old australopithecines, and accounts for the great anatomical and biochemical diversity among modern human populations.

Social Sciences
Author
Kathryn Taylor
Publisher
Fresno City College
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 164 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  2. 1.01: Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  3. 1.1.01: What is Anthropology
  4. 1.1.02: The Subdisciplines
  5. 1.1.03: What is Biological Anthropology
  6. 1.1.04: Anthropologists as Scientists
  7. 1.1.05: Ways of Knowing- Science Faith and Anthropology
  8. 1.1.06: Key Terms
  9. 02: Evolution
  10. 2.01: Evolution
  11. 2.1.01: The Science of Who We Are and Where We Come From
  12. 2.1.02: Pre-Darwinian Intellectual Trends
  13. 2.1.03: The Transmutation Hypothesis
  14. 2.1.04: Post-Darwinian Theories and Disputes
  15. 2.1.05: Organismal and Multilevel evolution
  16. 2.1.06: The Biopolitics of Heredity
  17. 2.1.07: Misconceptions about Human Evolution
  18. 2.1.08: Key Terms
  19. 03: Molecular Biology and Genetics
  20. 3.01: Molecular Biology and Genetics
  21. 3.1.01: Cells and Molecules
  22. 3.1.02: Introduction to Genetics
  23. 3.1.03: Protein Synthesis
  24. 3.1.04: Mendelian Genetics and Other Patterms of Inheritance
  25. 3.1.05: Polygenic Traits
  26. 3.1.06: Genomics and Epigenetics
  27. 3.1.07: Genetic Testing
  28. 3.1.08: Key Terms
  29. 04: Forces of Evolution
  30. 4.01: Forces of Evolution
  31. 4.1.01: The Modern Synthesis
  32. 4.1.02: Population Genetics
  33. 4.1.03: The Force of Evolution
  34. 4.1.04: Studying Evolution in Action
  35. 4.1.05: Key Terms
  36. 05: Meet the Living Primates
  37. 5.01: Meet the Living Primates
  38. 5.1.01: What is a Primate
  39. 5.1.02: Key Traits Used to Distinguish Between Primate Taxa
  40. 5.1.03: Primate Diversity
  41. 5.1.04: Learning From Primates
  42. 5.1.05: Key Terms
  43. 06: Primate Ecology
  44. 6.01: Primate Ecology and Behavior
  45. 6.1.01: Ecology
  46. 6.1.02: Sociality Residency Patterns and Dispersal
  47. 6.1.03: Reproductive Strategies
  48. 6.1.04: Communication
  49. 6.1.05: The Question of Future
  50. 6.1.06: Key Terms
  51. 07: Understanding the Fossil Context
  52. 7.01: Understanding the Fossil Context
  53. 7.1.01: Fossil Study - A Evolving Process
  54. 7.1.02: Earth- It is Older than Dirt
  55. 7.1.03: Fossil-Preserving Prehistoric Life
  56. 7.1.04: Fossilization
  57. 7.1.05: Voice From the Past- What Fossils Can Tell Us
  58. 7.1.06: Key Terms
  59. 08: Primate Evolution
  60. 8.01: Primate Evolution
  61. 8.1.01: How to Diagnose a Primate
  62. 8.1.02: Major Hypotheses About Primate Origins
  63. 8.1.03: The Origin of Primates
  64. 8.1.04: The Emergence of Modern Primate Groups
  65. 8.1.05: Planet of Apes
  66. 8.1.06: Key Terms
  67. 09: Early Hominins
  68. 9.01: Early Hominins
  69. 9.1.01: Defining Hominins
  70. 9.1.02: Paleoenvironment and Hominin Evolution
  71. 9.1.03: Derived Adaptations- Bipedalism
  72. 9.1.04: Derived Adaptations - Early Hominin Dentition
  73. 9.1.05: The Genus Australopithecus
  74. 9.1.06: Early Tool Use and Technology
  75. 9.1.07: Hominin Charts
  76. 9.1.08: Key Terms
  77. 10: Early Members of the Genus Homo
  78. 10.01: Early Members of the Genus Homo
  79. 10.1.01: Defining the Genus Homo
  80. 10.1.02: Climate Change and Human Evolution
  81. 10.1.03: Homo Habilis- The Earliest Members of Our Genus
  82. 10.1.04: Homo Habilis Culture and Lifeways
  83. 10.1.05: Homo Erectus- Biological and Cultural Innovations
  84. 10.1.06: Homo Erectus Lifeways
  85. 10.1.07: The Big Picture of Early Homo
  86. 10.1.08: Key Terms
  87. 11: Archaic Homo
  88. 11.01: Archaic Homo
  89. 11.1.01: Breaking the Stigma of the Caveman
  90. 11.1.02: The Changing Environment
  91. 11.1.03: Defining Characteristics of Archaic Homo Sapiens
  92. 11.1.04: Neanderthals
  93. 11.1.05: The Middle Stone Age- Neanderthal Contemporaries in Africa
  94. 11.1.06: Where Did They Go The End of Neanderthals
  95. 11.1.07: Denisovans
  96. 11.1.08: Models of Modern Human Distribution
  97. 11.1.09: How Do These Fit In Homo Naledi and Homo Floresiensis
  98. 11.1.10: Fossil Species Summaries
  99. 11.1.11: Key Terms
  100. 12: Modern Homo sapiens
  101. 12.01: Modern Homo sapiens
  102. 12.1.01: Defining Modernity
  103. 12.1.02: First Africa Then the World
  104. 12.1.03: Distant Relations- Interbreeding with Archaic Humans Outside Africa
  105. 12.1.04: The Chain Reaction of Agriculture
  106. 12.1.05: Conclusion
  107. 12.1.06: Key Terms
  108. 13: Race and Human Variation
  109. 13.01: Race and Human Variation
  110. 13.1.01: The History of Race Concepts
  111. 13.1.02: Human Variation in Biological Anthropology Today
  112. 13.1.03: Talking About Human Biological Variation Going Forward
  113. 13.1.04: Key Terms
  114. 14: Human Variation- An Adaptive Significance Approach
  115. 14.01: Human Variation- An Adaptive Significance Approach
  116. 14.1.01: Stress and Homeostasis
  117. 14.1.02: Adjustments and Adaptations
  118. 14.1.03: Review Questions
  119. 14.1.04: Key Terms
  120. 15: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
  121. 15.01: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
  122. 15.1.01: Bioarchaeology
  123. 15.1.02: Forensic Anthropology
  124. 15.1.03: Initial Skeletal Analysis
  125. 15.1.04: Constructing the Biological Profile
  126. 15.1.05: Trauma Analysis
  127. 15.1.06: Bone Pathology
  128. 15.1.07: Taphonomy
  129. 15.1.08: Ethics and Human Rights
  130. 15.1.09: Key Terms
  131. 16: Human Biology and Health
  132. 16.01: Contemporary Topics- Human Biology and Health
  133. 16.1.01: Preagricultural Humans
  134. 16.1.02: Health Consequences of the Transition to Agriculture and Animal Domestication
  135. 16.1.03: Epidemiological Transitions
  136. 16.1.04: Obesity
  137. 16.1.05: Cardiovascular Disease
  138. 16.1.06: Osteorthritis
  139. 16.1.07: Cancer
  140. 16.1.08: Stress
  141. 16.1.09: Syndemics and the Ecological Model
  142. 16.1.10: Are We Still Evolving
  143. 16.1.11: Food for Thoughts
  144. 16.1.12: Key Terms
  145. 17: Osteology
  146. 17.01: Osteology
  147. 17.1.01: Anatomical Terminology
  148. 17.1.02: Skeletal Form and Function
  149. 17.1.03: Human Skeletal System
  150. 17.1.04: Differences Between Adult and Subadult Skeletons
  151. 17.1.05: Comparative Skeletal Anatomy
  152. 18: Primate Conversation
  153. 18.01: Primate Conversation
  154. 18.1.01: Current Conservation of Nonhuman Primates
  155. 18.1.02: Threats to Primates
  156. 18.1.03: What Can Be Done
  157. 18.1.04: Future Perspectives
  158. 19: Human Behavioral Ecology
  159. 19.01: Human Behavioral Ecology
  160. 19.1.01: Human Behavioral Ecology
  161. 19.1.02: How Can Human Behavioral Ecology Help Us Understand Altruism
  162. 19.1.03: Main Research Areas of Human Behavioral Ecology
  163. 19.1.04: How Can Human Behavioral Ecology Help Us Understand the World
  164. 19.1.05: Key Terms