Class Slides Set 16D
Other Changes
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 136
Other changes . . .
longer periods of pregnancy . . .
and longer periods of childhood
and adolescence . . .
Other changes . . .
longer periods of childhood
and adolescence have
correspondingly prolonged
periods of dependence . . .
Other changes . . .
prolonged periods of
dependence mean that
learned behavior plays an
increasingly important part
of life
Glossary
CULTURE =
learned behavior . . .
that is passed on from
generation to generation
Other changes . . .
Apes’ Future?
-- poaching and decimation
of native habitats may
result in ape extinction
except in zoos and labs
Guenons (monkeys) for sale in bushmeat market
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 136
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080916-bush-meat.html?source=rss
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080916-bush-meat.html?source=rss
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080805-gorillas-congo.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7110093.stm
reproductive strategies
”r”-------------------------------”k” 
oysters
500,000,000/yr
rabbits
12/yr
apes
1/5 yrs
Lucy, pp. 322-323
but how does an “extreme
K” reproductive strategy
relate to the possibility of
extinction in native
habitats?
interrelationships of
major items
in primate groups
Positive Feedback Systems.
Humankind Emerging, 7th ed., p. 275
Positive Feedback Systems.
Humankind Emerging, 7th ed., p. 521
Glossary
antihomeostasis
Glossary
preadaptation –
development of features in
one environment which also
happen to be more appropriate
in a future environment
chimps and humans
share 98% of DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid)
other things
(plants and animals)
are developing along
with
hominids and apes
Other changes . . .
trend: multiple  single births
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/18/scisexy118.xml
Major areas of change
pay special attention to the
following major areas of
change as you read the
text . . .
Major areas of change
bipedal walking
stereoscopic vision
grasping hand
brain development
language and speech
hunting
tool manufacture
art and ritual
agriculture
other culture adaptations
Continue on to Set # 10A
Special Skills Used to Study Early Humans
In the Field