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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... theory , not fact . " But the theories that scientists teach are those that have withstood rigorous testing and are supported by the greatest amount of evidence . Cre- ationist theory is not acceptable as science because it has not ...
... theory , not fact . " But the theories that scientists teach are those that have withstood rigorous testing and are supported by the greatest amount of evidence . Cre- ationist theory is not acceptable as science because it has not ...
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... theory about what the other adaptive function might have been is that bigger brains could have made it possible for erectus to hunt in the midday sun - at a time of day when other predators sought shade and water , and refrained from ...
... theory about what the other adaptive function might have been is that bigger brains could have made it possible for erectus to hunt in the midday sun - at a time of day when other predators sought shade and water , and refrained from ...
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... THEORY Proponents of the second or " multiple origin theory " regard all archaic sapiens , including the Neandertals , as phases or " grades " in the widespread " sapieniza- tion " process described above that led to the paral- lel ...
... THEORY Proponents of the second or " multiple origin theory " regard all archaic sapiens , including the Neandertals , as phases or " grades " in the widespread " sapieniza- tion " process described above that led to the paral- lel ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
Copyright | |
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