Studying Change.
Discuss and investigate evolution as referred by physical anthropology.
Define evolution using the course materials.
Define physical anthropology. Discuss some of the general ways physical anthropologists investigate evolution.
Using the APUS Library, find at least one appropriate outside source that identifies one specific research project in which physical anthropologists are studying evolution (e.g. the Human Genome Project- conduct your own original research, do not use this example). Describe the research project and its significance in our understanding of evolution. Be sure to cite your source.
Choose and define a second sub-field of anthropology (cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, or archaeology).
Discuss some of the general ways an anthropologist in this second sub-field investigates evolution.
Using the APUS Library, find at least one appropriate outside source that identifies one specific research project in which anthropologists in this second sub-field are studying evolution.
Describe the research project and its significance in our understanding of evolution. For example, an archaeologist may look at how tools have changed through time, and what has caused that change (conduct your own original research, do not use this example). Be sure to cite your source.
Discuss how the study of evolution between physical anthropology and your chosen sub-field compares and contrasts.
Conclude by discussing and reflecting on one new piece of information you learned about evolution.
from one other sub-field – cultural, linguistic, or archaeological.