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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/01%3A_Introduction_to_Biological_Physical_Anthropology/1.02%3A_Introduction_to_Biology/1.2.09%3A_Summary_Example-_Holism_in_Anthropology_Sickle_Cell_Anemia_and_MalariaAnthropology is holistic because it covers many branches of knowledge. To understand sickle cell anemia we need look at the smallest change in a base pair, and at the global migration of alleles. We n...Anthropology is holistic because it covers many branches of knowledge. To understand sickle cell anemia we need look at the smallest change in a base pair, and at the global migration of alleles. We need to look two thousand years back in time to a transition from hunter-gatherers to horticulturalists, to the racial discrimination of the 20th Century. We apply the knowledge to the most deadly disease on the planet, and to mixology.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/Physical_Anthropology_(Schoenberg)/06%3A_Paleoanthropology/6.01%3A_Introduction_to_PaleoanthropologyPaleoanthropology deals with hominids (bipedal hominoids). In previous sections, we compared ourselves to living creatures that you can see running around in their natural habitat, but in the paleoant...Paleoanthropology deals with hominids (bipedal hominoids). In previous sections, we compared ourselves to living creatures that you can see running around in their natural habitat, but in the paleoanthropology section, most of our knowledge is based on data gathered through archaeology, and we focus on hominid fossils, and how to interpret them.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/01%3A_Introduction_to_Biological_Physical_Anthropology/1.01%3A_Introduction_to_Physical_Anthropology/1.1.02%3A_Anthropology_as_a_ScienceAnthropology differs from other sciences because it emphasizes holism and genealogy. The emphasis on genealogy for cultural anthropology implies a focus on the family (domestic structure). The emphasi...Anthropology differs from other sciences because it emphasizes holism and genealogy. The emphasis on genealogy for cultural anthropology implies a focus on the family (domestic structure). The emphasis on genealogy for physical anthropology extends the metaphor of the family tree from an individual and their family, to a family tree writ-large that uses phylogentic taxonomy to contextualize the human species. Anthropology's emphasis on holism implies a balance between different approaches and m
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/01%3A_Introduction_to_Biological_Physical_Anthropology/1.01%3A_Introduction_to_Physical_AnthropologyThis chapter will introduce you to the field of anthropology, define basic terms and concepts and explain why it is important, and how it can change your perspective of the world around you.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/02%3A_Mechanisms_and_Evolutionary_Thought/2.07%3A_Species_vs._PaleospeciesIn the next section on paleoanthropology, we will lump fossils into groups and label them with an official looking genus and species designation written in Latin and in italics, but it's really import...In the next section on paleoanthropology, we will lump fossils into groups and label them with an official looking genus and species designation written in Latin and in italics, but it's really important for you to remember that this designation is not a concrete fact, it's just a hypothesis that will continue to be tested (and often contested). Understanding that paleospecies are hypotheses will help you to understand the context for many of the debates in paleontology and paleoanthropology.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/07%3A_New_Frontiers/7.01%3A_Homo_sapiens_Futures_-_Doom_Gloom_and_Hope/7.1.03%3A_Hope"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/Physical_Anthropology_(Schoenberg)/06%3A_Paleoanthropology/6.09%3A_NeandertalsA famous paleoanthropologist said that if a Homo erectus sat down next to you on a bus you might want to change seats, but if it were a Neandertal (also called a European Middle Pleistocene hominid) y...A famous paleoanthropologist said that if a Homo erectus sat down next to you on a bus you might want to change seats, but if it were a Neandertal (also called a European Middle Pleistocene hominid) you just might stare a little. We'll continue this kind of "us" or "them" debate into the next section. Some of the most fascinating recent research are the advances in decoding the Neandertal genome, especially that some were redheads and had an allele (FOXP2) involved with language.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/Physical_Anthropology_(Schoenberg)/06%3A_Paleoanthropology/6.14%3A_Anatomically_Modern_Homo_sapiensThe phrase "anatomically modern Homo sapiens" is the scientific consensus for the group of hominid skeletons that everyone agrees to call "us".
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/Physical_Anthropology_(Schoenberg)/06%3A_Paleoanthropology/6.13%3A_Homo_nalediHomo naledi is an amazingly large number of hominid fossils found in a cave in South Africa. The dates haven't been determined but the morphology shows fairly small brains compared to the development ...Homo naledi is an amazingly large number of hominid fossils found in a cave in South Africa. The dates haven't been determined but the morphology shows fairly small brains compared to the development of their lower bodies. Also amazing is the difficult of getting bodies to the location, which implies the cultural practice of burial.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/01%3A_Introduction_to_Biological_Physical_Anthropology/1.02%3A_Introduction_to_Biology/1.2.07%3A_Genetics_Cellular_Biology_and_Variation_(Part_1)What is the cause of human variation? How does it happen at the cellular level? Darwin knew that variation was essential for the functioning of natural selection, but he had no clue how it worked. Men...What is the cause of human variation? How does it happen at the cellular level? Darwin knew that variation was essential for the functioning of natural selection, but he had no clue how it worked. Mendel's research in heredity suggested principles of simple variation, but failed to explain 90% of what you see in life. In order to understand where most of variation comes from you need a microscope, and understand basic cellular biology and genetics.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Yuba_College/Physical_Anthropology_Anthro-1/07%3A_New_Frontiers/7.01%3A_Homo_sapiens_Futures_-_Doom_Gloom_and_HopeThumbnail: cjohnson7 from Rochester, Minnesota
