Australopithecus Afarensis
Australopithecus Afarensis (which means southern ape from afar) existed between 3.9 and 3.0 million years ago. The official classification is that Afarensis was a hominid. A hominid is a closely related member of the great ape classification. Hominid use to mean only direct ancestors of man, but n....
Effect of Environmental Conditions on Human Behavior and Development in the Past
Timothy Kent
ANTH 111 16
Title: Effect of Environmental Conditions on Human Behavior and Development in the Past.
Abstract: This paper will discuss and outline behavioral and developmental changes in human existence and the reasoning behind the formation of these new distinctions. Several ch....
Evolution of Mankind
During the previous chapter we studied the difference between hominids and hominoids and the evolutionary time line for human ancestors. Also, as a class we watched the Discovery Channel documentary on the Real Eve. From that we learned about mitochondrial DNA, and studied Lynn Margolis Endosymbio....
Human evolution today
Human evolution is the biological and cultural development of humans. A human is any member of the species Homo sapiens, meaning wise man. Since at least the Upper Paleolithic era, some 40,000 years ago, every human society has devised a creation myth to explain how humans came to be. Creation m....
Ideas on Sciences for High School
What is the purpose of learning? Websters dictionary describes it as the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge. Subsequently, it goes beyond what the dictionary has to offer. Since the dawn when man first walked this earth as an Australopithecus learning has been apart of life. Over....
Outline for Primate Evolution
I.Types of PrimatesA.New World monkey1.Examples: Spider Monkeys, Golden Lion Tamarins, and Squirrel Monkeys.2.Diet usually consists of fruit, insects, and other small animals 3.Very Diverse in size and ecology4.Uses tail as a fifth limb to help climb 5.First modern anthropoids to evolve6.Successfull....