6/1/12

Class assignment
 Read Article Skin Deep by Nina Jablonski
Watch Ted Talk Breaking the Illusion of Skin Color
Post Notes on the following questions.
How did human skin color evolve?
How is it related to both ancient and modern human migration patterns?
 Support your statements with specific evidence

Human evolutionary expansion patterns

Scientific American Special Issue May 2003

Read The articles in Emergence.

Start with

1.Out of Africa again ... and again
2.The Multiregional Evolution of Humans
3.The Recent African Genesis of Humans

We will discuss the theories and you will need to individually post what theory you subscribe to.

3/27 assignment

1. Technology- Research the fishing technologies of the following groups

A. The Inuit
B. The Yanomamo
C. Inca


Include in your description

1. the tools they used and how to make them.
2. The food preservation/ cooking techniques.

3/26 assignment

1. Complete key African fossil sites handout

2. Complete notes on chap 12 Homo erectus (due Friday)

WED 3/21

Research the Tarahumara.

Create a history of bipedalism of the Tarahumara and the importance of running in their society.

Include:

Where they live
What they eat
Technologies related to running
Games and cultural practices associated with running.

Footwear

Research production methods of footwear

Tarahumara-Huraches

Inuit-Mukluks

Algonquin-Moccasins

Article on Human discovery in Asia

Human Ancestor  in Asia New Discovery


From BBC NEWS