Gorillas are gentle, quite and very large apes living in the forests of Africa. Frequently, gorillas are portrayed and believed to be dangerous and aggressive but they are generally peaceful and shy vegetarians. Physical attributes Gorillas, males as well as females have arms which are longer than legs. They have a wide chest and a … Read more
P. troglodytes – Male Chimpanzee G. gorilla – Female Gorilla, Male Gorilla Sivapithecus indeterminate – Sivapithecus
Introduction The use of stereotyped morphophenotypic races as biologically distinct breeding units has continued despite the scientific ambiguities and inherent assumptions associated with them. The following paper will attempt to identify uses for traditional race nomenclature that exists in various fields of study while discussing reasons for its invalidity in others and as a scientific … Read more
Introduction The study of human origins has been one of the most contentious areas of anthropological research for well over one hundred years. As in other debates of biological and cultural origins in human prehistory, the polarization of opinion into camps seeking to explain change through in situ evolution or through diffusion takes the headlines, … Read more
Introduction One of the most important physiological constraints that have impacted the evolution of the human lineage is thermoregulation. Thermoregulation is any physiological or behavioural mechanism that acts to retain or generate body heat in environments colder than body temperature in order to prevent hypothermia, or that acts to remove body heat in environments warmer … Read more
Introduction This paper will attempt to analyze various explanations for the involvement of hominids in the archaeological faunal assemblage from Bed I at Olduvai, specifically the FLK complex, level 22. The analysis will consider evidence regarding the attributes of assemblages created by experimental sequences of access to carcasses by hominids and carnivores versus the actual … Read more
Introduction In the following paper, I will analyze differing views of what archaeology is or should be and draw a conclusion as to what the proper goals and methods of archaeology should be. What archaeology is, or should be, is a topic that has received much attention in the past three decades. Whether one aligns … Read more
Introduction The following paper will attempt to propose a reasonable explanation for acceptance of Neanderthal capacity for language, and the probability that some form of language was used for social communication. This explanation will deal with brain expansion, and the secondary effects of brain expansion on the gross morphology of modern human and Neanderthal crania. … Read more
Did Neanderthals Have Language? – A paper that discusses the philosophical and biological basis for human language, and the application of this theory to the possible presence or absence of Neanderthal language capability.(1999) The Path to a Scientific Archaeology – A paper that discusses the various philosophical viewpoints as applied to the interpretation of the … Read more
Orrorin tugenensis – Lukeino Material Ardipithecus ramidus – ARA-VP-1/129 Australopithecus anamensis – KNM-KP 29281, KNM-KP 29283, KNM-KP 29285 Kenyanthropus platyops – KNM-WT 40000 A. afarensis – Hadar Teeth, A.L. 288-1, A.L. 333-105, A.L. 444-2, MAK-VP 1/1, A.L. 129-1A, A.L. 129-1B, L.H.-4, A.L. 200-1, Laetoli Footprints A. africanus – Taung Child, STS 5, STS 71, STS … Read more