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Modern Humans - Coggle Diagram
Modern Humans
The Agricultural Revolution
Causal Factors
Rapid Environmental Shifts
Population Pressures
Domestication
rapid evolutionary changes
animals used for food, clothing, transport, companionship
artificial selection
Trade-Offs
Population growth < Increased demand + competition < Interpersonal violence
weaker bodies over time; more prone to infectious disease
Soil erosion; barren lands; reduced biodiversity
Modern Human Anatomy & Osteology
Anatomy
Arrival of modern humans: ~250kya
Cranial
rounder skull
smaller teeth
larger brain: ~1200-1500cc
high, vertical forehead
Post-Cranial
limbs long relative to trunk
reduced robusticity of limbs
Osteology
The Skeleton
Plastic (through an individual's life)
resistant (preserved through time)
conservative in evolutionary time
Human Dispersal
Reasons For Movement
Disappearing food resources
Increased competition bw groups
Population Increase
Climate deterioration
First AMH in Africa
Australia
Europe
Asia
North America via Russia
South America
Forensic Anthropology
Archaeology
excavate remains
find connections between remains and various objects
Survey sites
Biological Anthropology
build profile
find evidence of cultural influence
circumstances of death