Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... pongids the main weight of the head is well forward of the pivot points . The powerful neck muscles needed for stability completely obscure the skeletal contour of the gorilla's cervical region . Mod- ern hominids are different ; our ...
... pongids the main weight of the head is well forward of the pivot points . The powerful neck muscles needed for stability completely obscure the skeletal contour of the gorilla's cervical region . Mod- ern hominids are different ; our ...
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... pongid taxa . Seen from above , the teeth of modern pongids form a dis- tinctive arc in which long parallel rows of molars and premolars are joined by a U - shaped curve of canines and incisors . In contrast , the hominid dental arc is ...
... pongid taxa . Seen from above , the teeth of modern pongids form a dis- tinctive arc in which long parallel rows of molars and premolars are joined by a U - shaped curve of canines and incisors . In contrast , the hominid dental arc is ...
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... pongids , gorillas and chimpanzees bear the closest resemblance to hominids , as confirmed by the analysis of various biochemical tests . Like the pongids , the hominids probably had an ancestor who brachiated and practiced suspensory ...
... pongids , gorillas and chimpanzees bear the closest resemblance to hominids , as confirmed by the analysis of various biochemical tests . Like the pongids , the hominids probably had an ancestor who brachiated and practiced suspensory ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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