Class Slides Set 16D Other Changes Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p....

Class Slides Set 16D

Other Changes

Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 136

Other changes . . .

longer periods of pregnancy . . .

and longer periods of childhood and adolescence . . .

Other changes . . .

longer periods of childhood and adolescence have

correspondingly prolonged periods of dependence . . .

Other changes . . .

prolonged periods of dependence mean that

learned behavior plays an increasingly important part

of life

GlossaryGlossary

CULTURE = learned behavior . . . that is passed on from

generation to generation

Other changes . . .

Apes’ Future?

-- poaching and decimation of native habitats may result in ape extinction except in zoos and labs

Guenons (monkeys) for sale in bushmeat marketUnderstanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 136

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080916-bush-meat.html?source=rss

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080916-bush-meat.html?source=rss

news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080805-gorillas-congo.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7110093.stm

reproductive strategies

”r”-------------------------------”k” oysters rabbits apes

500,000,000/yr 12/yr 1/5 yrs

Lucy, pp. 322-323

but how does an “extreme K” reproductive strategy relate to the possibility of

extinction in native habitats?

interrelationships of major items

in primate groups

Humankind Emerging, 7th ed., p. 275

Positive Feedback Systems.

Humankind Emerging, 7th ed., p. 521

Positive Feedback Systems.

GlossaryGlossary

antihomeostasis

GlossaryGlossary

preadaptation –

development of features in one environment which also

happen to be more appropriate in a future

environment

chimps and humans share 98% of DNA

(deoxyribonucleic acid)

other things(plants and animals)

are developing along with

hominids and apes

Other changes . . .

trend: multiple single births

www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/18/scisexy118.xml

Major areas of changeMajor areas of change

pay special attention to the following major areas of change as you read the

text . . .

Major areas of changeMajor areas of change

bipedal walkingstereoscopic vision

grasping handbrain development

language and speechhunting

tool manufactureart and ritualagriculture

other culture adaptations

Special Skills Used to Study Early Humans

In the Field

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