Anthropology lab Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ANT 3514C – Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab 4: Human Osteology Use Appendix A of Your Textbook as a Guide. You may also refer to the following websites for this lab and any that follow: this website you will need to create an account but it is free!) Lab Objectives:  Apply positional terminology to describe the relationships of osteological features  Identify and label the largest bones and features of the human skull and skeleton  Identify the human dental formul...

Lab Objectives:  Assess the morphological variation seen in hominins during the transition to anatomically modern Homo sapiens (AMH).  Interpret the relationship between environment and the anatomical differences observed between Neandertals and Homo sapiens.  Describe the mosaic of features found in recently discovered species of the genus Homo.  Evaluate the implications of genetic evidence indicating admixture between Neandertals and H. sapiens. Purpose: To be able to morp...

ANT 3514C – Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab 5: Classification Summer A 2018 Lab Objectives:  Identify similarities and differences among a group of hypothetical organisms  Construct a taxonomy for this group of organisms based on these traits  Interpret the role of evolutionary process in constructing taxonomies  Evaluate the traits for evolutionary significance Purpose: To understand the process of classifying organisms. Lab Activity: Classification of Caminal...

ANT 3514C – Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab 9: The Emergence of Bipedalism & the Australopiths Learning Objectives: • Explore the key adaptations necessary for habitual bipedalism i n the hominin hindlimb • Contrast the kinematics of chimpanzee and human gaits and apply this to the fossil record • Identify cranial and postcranial features that indicate Australopiths possess a mosaic of primitive and derived traits • Describe the morphological differences distinguishing robu...

ANT 3514C – Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab 11: Evolution of the Genus Homo: Part II Lab Objectives:  Assess the morphological variation seen in hominins during the transition to a natomically modern Homo sapiens (AMH).  Interpret the relationship between environment and the anatomical differences observed between Neandertals and Homo sapiens.  Describe the mosaic of features found in recently discovered species of the genus Homo.  Evaluate the implications of genetic e...

Anthropology - Answer-Study of humans and the human condition Sub-Disciplines of Anthropology - Answer-Biological, socio-cultural, linguistic, archaeology Forensic Anthropology - Answer-Human remains in a medicolegal context What sub-discipline is forensic anthropology? - Answer-Biological anthropology Why is forensic anthropology useful? - Answer-1. Biological profile of the decedent 2. Provide expert witness testimony 3. Aid law enforcement in investigating traumas 4. Determine ...

Forensic - Forum: place of debate Court of law Science - Method of study used to empirically understand and describe the physical universe Fallibilism - Awareness that there could be alternative explanations 17th & 18th Century - Medicine 19th Century - Medicine, chemistry, law, photography 20th Century - Microscopy, fingerprints, pathology, chemistry, etc... Alexander Lacassagne - - professor of forensic medicine @ Lyon university - wide ranging interests: decomposition, bal...

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 - ...

ASM 275 LAB 2(Rules of Evidence and Basic Research in Forensic Anthropology) ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS

medical anthropology correct answer: the study of health, healing, and medicine in the world. used to be focused on different ways in healing, such as in China or Africa or other parts of the world. Ex: shamans and curanderos shamans correct answer: exist in many tribal societies; much of the time, it includes movement or a ritual to get into a trance to see the spirit world; they have to figure out what spirits are surrounding a person. curanderos correct answer: exist in Latin-Amer...