PHS Physical Anthropology

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Persistence Hunting

Outside magazine article

Persistence hunt

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Create a popular media artifact that "exposes" the life of one of the early hominins.

This work can be done in the following groupings

solo
Groups of 2 or 3

For each person in the group a unique artifact must be created

The following "rock stars" of the early hominins are the subject of your "investigative reporting"

Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Orrorin tugenensis
Austrolopithicus anamensis
Austrolopithicus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithicus garhi
Paranthropus aethiopicus
Paranthropus boisei
Australopithicus africanus
Paranthropus robustus
Homo habilis

Information that needs to be imbedded into the project includes all relevant, physical, geological, evolutionary, taxonomic, biological,ecological, anthropological evidence that explains the importance of your specific example in understanding early hominins role in our own evolutionary history.

Make sure you draw connections to other hominins as well as a thorough explanation of the researchers that are credited with the find(s)

Due friday Jan 15th

Infographic assignment

Your task is to create an infographic that allows an individual to access why lactase persistence is a unique example of the coevolution of human technology and human genetics.

Resources to help you are as follows

Remember that the movies, labs, and articles all will contribute to your infographic.

Due Friday Jan 15th