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What monkeys are meat eaters and true hunters? - ANSWERChimpanzees Characteristics of chimpanzees when hunting? - ANSWER-They hunt in groups -High level of cooperation among hunters -Do not use tools to kill or to butcher prey -Meat is a richer package of protein and animal fat than most anything else chimpanzees can find in their habitat -Hunting is done by males working together -Meat is used as a form of social currency and to acquire reproductive gains Chimpanzee-human hunting sim...

Archaeology - ANSWERthe study of human/cultural behavior through material remains Examples of Material Culture - ANSWERartifacts, ecofacts, and features Ecofacts - ANSWERAny type of evidence related to the physical environment in which archaeological deposits are situated Artifacts - ANSWERAnything made, used, or altered in some way by human Why do Archaeology? - ANSWERFill in the gaps of history Phases of Archaeological Research - ANSWER1. Systematic Survey 2. Excavation 3. Lab...

Anthropology - ANSWERScience methodical process of inquiry. Also is holistic Physical Anthropology - ANSWERHumans as a biological species: fossils are fragmentory remains of bones and or livin materials Cultural Anthropology - ANSWERHuman cultural behavior and cultural system. Culture is a nongenetic means of adaptation Archaeology - ANSWERStudy of human cultural past and material culture Science - ANSWERMay not be framed properly Hypothesis - ANSWERa suggested explanation for a p...

Lemurs are found in what part of the world? - ANSWERMadagascar The measure of success under natural selection is - ANSWERhow many offspring are produced The founder effect - ANSWERis a type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a larger population starts a new population Anthropology is said to be "holistic" because it - ANSWERcombines studies of biological and cultural phenomena According to the author of your textbook, the major goal(s) of ant...

Paleoanthropology - ANSWERstudy of hominid and human life through the fossil record Biological/Physical Anthropology - ANSWERstudy of human biological variation in time and space Primatology - ANSWERstudy of biology, evolution, behavior, and social life of primates Anthropometry - ANSWERmeasurement of body parts, and bones. used for classification and comparison Bone Biology - ANSWERstudy of bone as a biological tissue, including its genetics, cell structure, growth, decay, and pat...

Forensic - ANSWERForum: place of debate Court of law Science - ANSWERMethod of study used to empirically understand and describe the physical universe Fallibilism - ANSWERAwareness that there could be alternative explanations 17th & 18th Century - ANSWERMedicine 19th Century - ANSWERMedicine, chemistry, law, photography 20th Century - ANSWERMicroscopy, fingerprints, pathology, chemistry, etc... Alexander Lacassagne - ANSWER- professor of forensic medicine @ Lyon university - ...

Hominin - ANSWERdesignates human life after split from ancestral chimps. Bipedalism - ANSWERUsing two feet to walk around. Hominid - ANSWERtaxonomic family that includes human and the African apes and their ancestors Genus - ANSWERrank in taxonomy. Above Species and below families. Habitual Bipedalism - ANSWERform of bipedalism that is assumed as a regular means of movement First hominin - ANSWERArdipithecus "Ardi" Makes us human - ANSWERBipedalism, Brains, skulls, childhood ...

Biological anthropology - ANSWER> AKA physical anthropology > The study of evolution, variation, the adaptation of humans- their past and present relatives. Cultural Anthropology - ANSWER> the study of modern human societies through the analysis of the origins, evolution and variation of culture. Linguistic anthropology - ANSWER> The study of the construction, use & form of language in human populations. Archaeology - ANSWER> The study of historic & prehistoric human pop...

A way of life shared by a group of human beings - including their language, beliefs, and things they make and use - is referred to by anthropologists as their: a. religion b. environment c. culture d. heritage - ANSWERC A society: a. generally refers to a particular group of people living and interacting within a definite territory b. is defined as a shared way of life that includes values, beliefs, and norms c. is the same thing as a culture d. is a grouping unique to humans - ...

Kula - ANSWERA ritualized pattern of delayed gift-giving involving the exchange of many items including necklaces (clockwise) and armbands (counterclockwise); Trobriand Islanders define and maintain their social identities by participating in this. potlatch - ANSWERceremonies occur in the Pacific Northwest -prestige economy: redistribution can be tied into the status of individuals or descent groups -in the potlach ceremonies associated with funerals, names, status, and privileges can be tr...