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EXPLORATIONS: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology

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EXPLORATIONS: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology

The first comprehensive, peer-reviewed open access textbook for biological anthropology courses. Produced with support from the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (a section of the American Anthropological Association) and a grant from Minnesota State.

AnthropologySocial Sciences
Author
Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, & Lara Braff, Eds.
Publisher
LibreTexts
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 147 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  2. 1.01: What is Anthropology
  3. 1.02: The Subdisciplines
  4. 1.03: What is Biological Anthropology
  5. 1.04: Anthropologists as Scientists
  6. 1.05: Ways of Knowing- Science Faith and Anthropology
  7. 1.06: Key Terms
  8. 02: Evolution
  9. 2.01: The Science of Who We Are and Where We Come From
  10. 2.02: Pre-Darwinian Intellectual Trends
  11. 2.03: The Transmutation Hypothesis
  12. 2.04: Post-Darwinian Theories and Disputes
  13. 2.05: Molecular Revolution
  14. 2.06: Key Terms
  15. 2.07: Organismal and Multilevel evolution
  16. 2.08: The Biopolitics of Heredity
  17. 2.09: Adaptation and Adapatationism
  18. 2.10: Misconceptions about Human Evolution
  19. 03: Molecular Biology and Genetics
  20. 3.01: Cells and Molecules
  21. 3.02: Introduction to Genetics
  22. 3.03: Protein Synthesis
  23. 3.04: Mendelian Genetics and Other Patterms of Inheritance
  24. 3.05: Polygenic Traits
  25. 3.06: Genomics and Epigenetics
  26. 3.07: Genetic Testing
  27. 3.08: Key Terms
  28. 04: Forces of Evolution
  29. 4.01: The Modern Synthesis
  30. 4.02: Population Genetics
  31. 4.03: The Force of Evolution
  32. 4.04: Studying Evolution in Action
  33. 4.05: Key Terms
  34. 05: Meet the Living Primates
  35. 5.01: What is a Primate
  36. 5.02: Key Traits Used to Distinguish Between Primate Taxa
  37. 5.03: Primate Diversity
  38. 5.04: Learning From Primates
  39. 5.05: Key Terms
  40. 06: Primate Ecology and Behavior
  41. 6.01: Ecology
  42. 6.02: Sociality Residency Patterns and Dispersal
  43. 6.03: Reproductive Strategies
  44. 6.04: Communication
  45. 6.05: The Question of Future
  46. 6.06: Key Terms
  47. 07: Understanding the Fossil Context
  48. 7.01: Fossil Study- A Evolving Process
  49. 7.02: Earth- It is Older than Dirt
  50. 7.03: Fossil- Preserving Prehistoric Life
  51. 7.04: Fossilization
  52. 7.05: Voice From the Past - What Fossils Can Tell Us
  53. 7.06: Key Terms
  54. 08: Primate Evolution
  55. 8.01: How to Diagnose a Primate
  56. 8.02: Major Hypotheses About Primate Origins
  57. 8.03: The Origin of Primates
  58. 8.04: The Emergence of Modern Primate Groups
  59. 8.05: Special Topic- Jonathan Perry and Primates of the Extreme South
  60. 8.06: Key Terms
  61. 09: Early Hominins
  62. 9.01: Defining Hominins
  63. 9.02: Paleoenvironment and Hominin Evolution
  64. 9.03: Derived Adaptations- Bipedalism
  65. 9.04: Derived Adaptations- Early Hominin Dentition
  66. 9.05: Early Tool Use and Technology
  67. 9.06: Key Terms
  68. 9.7: Hominin Charts
  69. 9.8: Key Terms
  70. 10: Early Members of the Genus Homo
  71. 10.01: New Page
  72. 10.02: New Page
  73. 10.03: New Page
  74. 10.04: New Page
  75. 10.05: New Page
  76. 10.6: Homo Erectus Lifeways
  77. 10.7: The Big Picture of Early Homo
  78. 10.8: Key Terms
  79. 11: Archaic Homo
  80. 11.01: New Page
  81. 11.02: New Page
  82. 11.03: New Page
  83. 11.04: New Page
  84. 11.05: New Page
  85. 11.6: Where Did They Go The End of Neanderthals
  86. 11.7: Denisovans
  87. 11.8: Models of Modern Human Distribution
  88. 11.9: How Do These Fit In Homo Naledi and Homo Floresiensis
  89. 11.10: Fossil Species Summaries
  90. 11.11: Key Terms
  91. 12: Modern Homo sapiens
  92. 12.01: New Page
  93. 12.02: New Page
  94. 12.03: New Page
  95. 12.04: New Page
  96. 12.05: New Page
  97. 12.6: Key Terms
  98. 13: Race and Human Variation
  99. 13.01: New Page
  100. 13.02: New Page
  101. 13.03: New Page
  102. 13.04: New Page
  103. 14: Human Variation- An Adaptive Significance Approach
  104. 14.01: Stress and Homeostasis
  105. 14.02: New Page
  106. 14.03: New Page
  107. 14.04: New Page
  108. 15: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
  109. 15.01: New Page
  110. 15.02: New Page
  111. 15.03: New Page
  112. 15.04: New Page
  113. 15.05: New Page
  114. 15.7: Bone Pathology
  115. 15.8: Taphonomy
  116. 15.9: Ethics and Human Rights
  117. 15.10: Key Terms
  118. 16: Contemporary Topics: Human Biology and Health
  119. 16.01: Osteology
  120. 16.02: Primate Conservation
  121. 16.03: Human Behavioral Ecology
  122. 16.4: Obesity
  123. 16.5: Cardiovascular Disease
  124. 16.6: Osteorthritis
  125. 16.7: Cancer
  126. 16.8: Stress
  127. 16.9: Syndemics and the Ecological Model
  128. 16.10: Are We Still Evolving
  129. 16.11: Food for Thoughts
  130. 16.12: Key Terms
  131. 17: Osteology
  132. 17.1: Anatomical Terminology
  133. 17.2: Skeletal Form and Function
  134. 17.3: Human Skeletal System
  135. 17.4: Differences Between Adult and Subadult Skeletons
  136. 17.5: Comparative Skeletal Anatomy
  137. 18: Primate Conversation
  138. 18.1: Current Conservation of Nonhuman Primates
  139. 18.2: Threats to Primates
  140. 18.3: What Can Be Done
  141. 18.4: Future Perspectives
  142. 19: Human Behavioral Ecology
  143. 19.1: Human Behavioral Ecology
  144. 19.2: How Can Human Behavioral Ecology Help Us Understand Altruism
  145. 19.3: Main Research Areas of Human Behavioral Ecology
  146. 19.4: How Can Human Behavioral Ecology Help Us Understand the World
  147. 19.5: Key Terms