Prehistoric Cultures -- University of Minnesota Duluth

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Week 05 Day 09

Tuesday 6 October 2009

nlt 4:17 Among the Wild Chimpanzees
(58 min., 1984, VC 806)

Jane Goodall with Chimpanzee

Jane Goodall and Friend
(Source: The Jane Goodall Institute)
Photograph by Ken Regan

Announcements

REM: The DAY Midterm Exam Part I was originally scheduled for Week 06 Day 12, Thursday, 15 October 2009 (on chs. 01-07), but it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 20 October 2009.

How to Prepare for Exams

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UMD Study Strategies

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Listening Skills

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Notetaking

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Taking Notes From Lectures

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Learning Styles

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slides: pc-how_to_study.pptx

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extra help with exams

Handout: Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century
(slides 06B)

This big story this week is "Ardi"
see PCforum Topic 2 below

"Ardi" stood about 47 inches (120 centimeters) tall and weighed about 110 pounds (50 kilograms).

"'Ardi' stood about 47 inches (120 centimeters) tall and weighed about 110 pounds (50 kilograms)."
National Geographic

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PCforum: Topic 2 -- Why the Big Fuss Over "Ardi"?

In one of it's biggest splashes ever,
Texas A&M's "Anthropology in the News" this week announced

"Ardi"

Ardipithecus ramidis,
a species featured in this week's Science
<http://www.sciencemag.org/ardipithecus/>

A fairly complete skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus, which replaced Lucy as the earliest known skeleton from the human branch of the primate family tree.

"A fairly complete skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus, which replaced Lucy as the earliest known skeleton from the human branch of the primate family tree."

"'Ardi' stood about 47 inches (120 centimeters) tall and weighed about 110 pounds (50 kilograms)."
National Geographic

More photos from The New York Times

Fossil Skeleton From Africa Predates Lucy - New York Times (2009-10-01)

1 - Ancient Skeleton May Rewrite Earliest Chapter of Human Evolution - Science (2009-10-01)

2 - Our Ancestor: Not Chimp, Not Human - Live Science (2009-10-01)

3 - Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science - Science Daily (2009-10-01)

4 - Move Over, Lucy; Ardi May Be Oldest Human Ancestor - NPR (2009-10-01)

5 - Discovery in Ethiopia casts light on human origins - Reuters (2009-10-02)

6 - Fossils radically alter ideas about the look of man's earliest ancestors - Los Angeles Times (2009-10-01)

7 - Oldest "Human" Skeleton Found--Disproves "Missing Link" - National Geographic News (2009-10-01)

8 - PHOTOS: Oldest "Human" Skeleton Refutes "Missing Link" - National Geographic News (2009-10-01)

9 - Fossil Ardi reveals the first steps of the human race - Guardian (2009-10-01)

10 - 'Ardi:' 4.4 Million-Year-Old Fossil is Oldest Human Ancestor - ABC News (2009-10-01)

11 - Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution - EurekAlert (2009-10-01)

12 - 'Ardi,' Oldest Human Ancestor, Unveiled - Discovery News (2009-10-01)

13 - Partial skeleton gives ancient hominids a new look - Science News (2009-10-01)

14 - World’s oldest human-linked skeleton found - MSNBC (2009-10-01)

15 - 'Ardi' May Rewrite the Story of Humans - Washington Post (2009-10-02)

16 - Oldest hominid skeleton revealed - Nature (2009-10-01)

17 - Our ancestor Ardi walked tall - New Scientist (2009-10-01)

18 - Fossil finds extend human story - BBC News (2009-10-01)

19 - Humanity Has New 4.4 Million-Year-Old Baby Mama - Wired (2009-10-01)

Have a look at two or more of the above articles,
and the course Ardipithecus ramidis page

<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcardipithecus.html#title>

Questions:

Why do you think there is this big fuss over "Ardi"?

Do you think this qualifies as "a major discovery"
talked about on the first day of class?

Why or why not?

From the text . . .

Key Pre-Australopith Discoveries.
Understanding Humans, 10^th Ed., p. 216

Table 9-3 estimated Cranial Capacities in Early Hominins
with Comparable Data for Modern Great Apes and Humans.
Understanding Humans, 10^th Ed., p. 225

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REM: If you have any questions, you can post them on the PCforum
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Features of the Day

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nlt 4:17 videotape:

Among the Wild Chimpanzees
(58 min., 1984, VC 806)

Jane Goodall WebPage

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Review Terms/Concepts and Notes from videotape

Monkey, Ape and Man
(49 min., 1971, VC 802)

This should be called Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes and Humans

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Review Terms/Concepts and Notes from videotape

Among the Wild Chimpanzees
(58 min., 1984, VC 806)

Jane Goodall WebPage

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Questions about Case Study results?

A Note on Returned Case Studies

eGradebook
<http://www.d.umn.edu/egradebook>

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RIP Kirby Puckett (~~1961~~ 1960 - 2006)

Grading

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criteria for grading written works

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"The Strike Zone"

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"The Curve"

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UMD Grading Policies

"The Curve" . . .

A = 93.0% A- = 90.0%

B+ = 87.0% B = 83.0% B- = 80.0%

C+ = 77.0% C = 73.0% C- = 70.0%

D+ = 67.0% D = 63.0% F = below 60.0%

Brief review of optional extra credit paper

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Grading
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Prehistoric and Contemporary Primates
(class handout, time permitting)

Week / CEE

Day / DAY

Slides

Contemporary Non-Human Primates--summary of Major Discoveries (slides)
~ And “A Monkey Named Hellion,” 60 Minutes, 24 July 2002 (12 min.)

05

08

Introduction to Primates (slides 12A)

05 08 / 09

Prosimians -- "Pre-Monkeys" (slides 12B)

05 10

Monkeys (slides 12C)

06 11

Apes (slides 12D)

Anthropoids, Hominoids, and Hominids
(slides 13A)

Early Apes: Oligocene Anthropoids (slides 13B)

Early Apes: Miocene Hominoids (slides 13C)

A Closer Look at the Great Apes (slides 14)

Bipedalism: Legs / Feet and Pelvis (slides 15A)

The Upper Body (slides 15B)

The Skull (slides 16A)

Brains (slides 16B)

Teeth / Jaw (slides 16C)

Other Changes (slides 16D)

Review (slides)

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Old Business

Thursday 1 October 2009: Did The Development of Prehistoric Cultures: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts to 10. Lyell (slides 04). Watched Monkey, Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802).

The Development of Prehistoric Cultures: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts (cont.)

Week CEE	Day	Slides
02	04 / 06	Lucretius to Perthes (slides 04) Acheulian Tool
	06 / 07	Darwin and Wallace (slides 05)
	07 / 08	Mendel (slides 06A)
		Other Early Studies and Events

Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century
(slides 06B)

return to scheduled features of the day

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Assignments

Read:	Ch. 6, "An Overview of the Primates," pp. 117-148
Post:	PCforum

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Notes

Thursday 1 October 2009: Did The Development of Prehistoric Cultures: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts to 10. Lyell (slides 04). Watched Monkey, Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802). Didn't hand out Handout: Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century (slides 06B).
Tuesday 6 October 2009: Reviewed Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802) terms and concepts and notes, and the terms and concepts and notes for Among the Wild Chimpanzees (58 min., 1984, VC 806); discussed "uniformitarianism" of Lyell (slides 04).

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Week 05 Day 10

Thursday 8 October 2009

nlt 04:19 The Last Great Ape
(56 min., 2007, CC, DVD 1150)

Announcements

Handout: Prehistoric and Contemporary Primates
REM: The DAY Midterm Exam Part I was originally scheduled for Week 06 Day 12, Thursday, 15 October 2009 (on chs. 01-07), but it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 20 October 2009.

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PCforum

The DAY Midterm Exam Part I was originally scheduled for Week 06 Day 12, Thursday, 15 October 2009 (on chs. 01-07), but it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 20 October 2009.
and it's not too early to start thinking about the Midterm Exam

Topic 3 Exam I

For Topic 3, have a look at the Midterm Exam Part I information at
<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcexamsTR.html>

The basic exam is multiple-choice,
but an optional essay exam is available

sample optional essay exam questions

Review . . .

Recommendations on "How to Study" slides
<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/PowerPoint/pcpp-03/pc-03A.pptx>

and Review . . .

Text Assignments Summary for Weeks 01 - 06 (Chs. 1 - 7)

and Review . . .

your class notes

the video viewing guides--DAY
or the video viewing guides--CE

and the
handouts:

Times to Remember
Anthropology and Its Parts
Major Characteristics of Anthropology
The Development of Prehistoric Cultures: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts
Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century (slides 06B)
Prehistoric and Contemporary Primates

Then post some meaningful questions,
or discussion of questions, on the PCforum

NOTE:
Please try to ask a question about
--or make an observation that deals with--
a subject other than something like
"What's the difference between the essay exam
and the multiple-choice exam,
and what do you recommend?"

Useful Information:

How to Prepare for Exams
UMD Study Strategies
Listening Skills
Notetaking
Taking Notes From Lectures
Learning Styles
Test Taking Strategies
Writing an Essay Exam (from OWL)
slides: pc-how_to_study.pptx
special facilities / arrangements
extra help with exams
Text Assignments Summary for Weeks 01 - 06
basic information about the text
Resources from the Publisher
Sample Multiple-Choice Exam Questions
Sample Essay Exam Questions (optional)

Be sure to set your "Folder Selector"
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to the current topic
[use the “Reload/Main button" to get to the main window]

Set Folder Selector to Topic 3

REM: If you have any questions, you can post them on the PCforum
or bring them up in class

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Features of the Day

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nlt 4:19 video

The Last Great Ape
(56 min., 2007, CC, DVD 1150)

The Last Great Ape video.

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Prehistoric and Contemporary Primates
(class handout)

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Old Business

Tuesday 6 October 2009: Reviewed Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802) terms and concepts and notes, and the terms and concepts and notes for Among the Wild Chimpanzees (58 min., 1984, VC 806); discussed "uniformitarianism" of Lyell (slides 04). Didn't hand out Handout: Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century (slides 06B).

The Development of Prehistoric Cultures: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts
(cont.)

Week CEE	Day	Slides
02	04 / 06	Lucretius to Perthes (slides 04) Acheulian Tool
	06 / 07	Darwin and Wallace (slides 05)
	07 / 08	Mendel (slides 06A)
		Other Early Studies and Events

Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century
(slides 06B)

return to scheduled features of the day

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Assignments

Read:	Ch. 6, "An Overview of the Primates," pp. 117-148
Post:	PCforum

to top of page / A-Z index

Notes

Tuesday 6 October 2009: Reviewed Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802) terms and concepts and notes, and the terms and concepts and notes for Among the Wild Chimpanzees (58 min., 1984, VC 806); discussed "uniformitarianism" of Lyell (slides 04).
Thursday 8 October 2009: Viewed first part of The Last Great Ape (56 min., 2007, CC, DVD 1150), but technical problems stopped the program midway through. Discussed Darwin and Wallace (slides 05) up to Genotype/Phenotype.

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Charles Lyell
Understanding Humans, 10^ed, p. 26

CE Week: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

CE Week 05

Heredity and Evolution:
The National Geographic
Genographic Project

Monday 12 October 2009

nlt 07:27 : Among the Wild Chimpanzees
(58 min., 1984, VC 806)

Jane Goodall with Chimpanzee

Jane Goodall and Friend
(Source: The Jane Goodall Institute)
Photograph by Ken Regan

Read:	Ch. 6, "An Overview of the Primates," pp. 117-148
Post:	PCforum

Contemporary Primates Chart

Text Resources

Charles Darwin

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Announcements

REM: The CE Midterm Exam Part I is scheduled for Week 07, Monday, 26 October 2009

Handout: Summary of Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century
(slides 06B)
Handout: Prehistoric and Contemporary Primates

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PCforum

The CE Midterm Exam Part I is scheduled for Week 07, Monday, 26 October 2009
and it's not too early to start thinking about the Midterm Exam

Topic 3 Exam I

For Topic 3, have a look at the Midterm Exam Part I information at
<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcexamsTR.html>

The basic exam is multiple-choice,
but an optional essay exam is available

sample optional essay exam questions

Review . . .

Recommendations on "How to Study" slides
<http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/PowerPoint/pcpp-03/pc-03A.pptx>

and Review . . .

Text Assignments Summary for Weeks 01 - 06 (Chs. 1 - 7)

and Review . . .

your class notes

the video viewing guides--DAY
or the video viewing guides--CE

and the
handouts:

Then post some meaningful questions,
or discussion of questions, on the PCforum

Useful Information:

Be sure to set your "Folder Selector"
in the main window
to the current topic
[use the “Reload/Main button" to get to the main window]

Set Folder Selector to Topic 3

REM: If you have any questions, you can post them on the PCforum
or bring them up in class

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Features of the Day

(to Old Business)

nlt 7:27 videotape:

Among the Wild Chimpanzees
(58 min., 1984, VC 806)

Jane Goodall WebPage

to top of page / A-Z index

Review Terms/Concepts and Notes from videotape

Monkey, Ape and Man
(49 min., 1971, VC 802)

This should be called Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes and Humans

to top of page / A-Z index

Questions about Case Study results?

to top of page / A-Z index

Grading
—		criteria for grading written works
—		"The Strike Zone"
—		"The Curve"
—		UMD Grading Policies

Prehistoric and Contemporary Primates
(class handout)

to top of page / A-Z index

Old Business

Monday 5 October 2009: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts: Finished Lucretius to Perthes (slides 04), and Darwin and Wallace (slides 05) up to maps of Beagle voyage; watched Monkey, Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802)

The Development of Prehistoric Cultures: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts
(cont.)

Week CEE	Day	Slides
02	04 / 06	Lucretius to Perthes (slides 04) Acheulian Tool
	06 / 07	Darwin and Wallace (slides 05)
	07 / 08	Mendel (slides 06A)
		Other Early Studies and Events

Conceptual Changes 19th to 20th Century
- Conceptual Changes . . . (slides 06B)

return to scheduled features of the day

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Assignments

Read:	Ch. 6, "An Overview of the Primates," pp. 117-148
Post:	PCforum

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Notes

Monday 5 October 2009: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts: Finished Lucretius to Perthes (slides 04), and Darwin and Wallace (slides 05) up to maps of Beagle voyage; watched Monkey, Ape and Man (49 min., 1971, VC 802)
Monday 12 October 2009: History of Thought and the Emergence of Key Concepts: to Mendel (slides 06A) to picture of Mendel in garden; watched Among the Wild Chimpanzees (58 min., 1984, VC 806). Handed out Primates Sheet and Major Changes sheet. Next week review Among the Wild Chimpanzees video terms/concepts and notes (with the bonobo video and primate slides for next week). Next week do Mendel-Math-Genetics, De Vries, and wrap-up. Also do Major changes and begin primates slides.

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