When an infant is born‚ whether it be a newborn human or a newborn animal‚ a mother will defend it against harm‚ but is this behavior naturally occurring? Firm believers of evolutionary psychology assert that‚ “evolution by natural selection‚ is at present‚ the only viable scientific explanation of the existence of complex biological and psychological mechanisms.” (Ploeger et el 2008) These beliefs are highly debatable and only serve as a theory as to why violence occurs. From‚ “Evolutionary Psychology
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Did you know back 2 million years ago hominids had the same traits as us? We all are able to walk on two feet (biped)‚ using our hands (tool making)‚ and communication (language). These are the 3 traits that makes us human. To have bipedalism you have to have the ability to walk upright. According to the text‚ History Alive it states that “As scientists assembled the bones‚ they observed that these hominids (Homo Erectus) stood upright.” This is important because this shows that around two million
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religion has assumed none probably has exerted so deep and far reaching an influence on human life as the belief in immortality" (1955‚ p.15). Archeologists have discovered what is believed to be evidence of Neanderthal man’s belief in life after death. They found the remains of several Neanderthals buried with such items as flowers. It is hypothesized that they buried their dead to put the immortal spirit at rest. Scholars have concluded this after viewing some of the earliest writings on the subject
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ANCIENT HISTORY ASSESSMENT TASK 3 HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION – THE MUNGO MAN AND MUNGO WOMAN YEAR 11‚ 2012 www.youtube.com/watch?v=73LfW84dkJg http://cap.nsw.edu.au/rm/specialPlaces/special_places_st3/LakeMungo/lake_mungo.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/mungoman.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/02/030220082107.htm AGE OF ABORIGINAL OCCUPATION IN AUSTRALIA – MUNGO MAN AND MUNGO WOMAN Who was Mungo man and Mungo woman? New South Wales West locates one of the greatest
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decades earlier‚ even though the child’s fossil is actually 100‚000 years older than famous Lucy. She is nicknamed ‘Selam’ after the Amharic (Ethiopia’s official language) word for ‘peace‚’ and is the most complete early human child known up until Neanderthal times. Prior to Selam’s discovery‚ researchers knew very little about early human growth patterns as the early human fossil record consists of few children. Because Selam’s baby teeth erupted in a pattern similar to a three-year-old chimpanzee’s
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about 35‚000 years ago.[13] The best known artifacts of these prehistoric human settlements are the famous paintings in the Altamira cave of Cantabria in northern Iberia‚ which were created from 35‚600 to 13‚500 BCE by cro-magnon or‚ perhaps‚ by neanderthals.[11][14] Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that the Iberian Peninsula acted as one of several major refugia from which northern Europe was repopulated following the end of the last ice age. The two main historical peoples of the peninsula
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Analytical Essay Edgar Rice Burroughs is best known for his series of fantasy novels featuring Tarzan. While this famous series is not science fiction‚ that does not mean that Edgar Rice Burroughs is not a science fiction author. Burroughs incorporated many elements of sci-fi into his books and short stories‚ so he can be considered a sci-fi author. The Gods of Mars‚ The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw‚ and The Land That Time Forgotare all stories by Burroughs that incorporate elements
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DNA‚ as we all know‚ is esteemed with the title of ‘Master Molecule ’. The three letters of DNA denotes of deoxyribonucleic acid .Now the thing that we ponder on is why DNA is so important to us. Why are the researchers & scientist persistently working on DNA? Why it is so important to know the tiniest details of DNA structure and function.?The simplest answer for “Why Is DNA Important?” is that DNA is the prerequisite for life’s inception. Firstly‚ it transfers hereditary information from
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somewhere way back in the beginning of humans‚ some primitive people picked up their stone axes and spears and set off to wipe out another tribe. In fact‚ many anthropologists think this is probably what happened to Neanderthals. Was it the differences between our species and the Neanderthals that caused us to wipe them out? Was it because of a competition for land and resources? Maybe we will never learn. However‚ in more recent ages of history these have been normal excuses for genocide‚ along with
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from stone tools were found in the Lower Awash Valley in Ethiopia. Discovered by an international team led by Shannon McPherron‚ at 3.4 million years old they are the oldest evidence of stone tool use ever found anywhere in the world This was when neanderthals were roaming the world using primitive weapons to hunt animals as well as searching for other sources of food. Since that time the ways of living and even the shape of man have evolved greatly into their modern form. Hunter Gatherer Society
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