Anthropology: Physical & Biological Anthropology
Human evolution, primatology, and biological variation in human populations.
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What anatomical feature allows primates to grasp objects with their hands and feet?
Opposable thumbs and big toes.
What is the primary form of locomotion for hominins, characterized by walking on two legs?
Bipedalism.
Which dating method is used for organic materials up to approximately 50,000 years old?
Radiocarbon (Carbon-14) dating.
What is the name of the earliest known stone tool industry, characterized by simple pebble tools?
Oldowan.
What subfield of anthropology applies skeletal analysis to legal and criminal investigations?
Forensic anthropology.
In biological anthropology, how is 'race' currently understood in relation to genetics?
As a social construct with no valid biological basis.
Which famous fossil specimen of Australopithecus afarensis provided early evidence for bipedalism?
Lucy (AL 288-1).
Which hominin species was the first to migrate out of Africa and use Acheulean handaxes?
Homo erectus.
What are two physical adaptations Neanderthals possessed for living in cold Pleistocene climates?
Large nasal passages and short, stocky limbs.
Why is Potassium-Argon (K-Ar) dating preferred over radiocarbon for dating early hominin sites?
It can date volcanic rock millions of years old.
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