Anthropology Series

NEANDERTHAL MAN / HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS Neanderthals are an extinct species of genus Homo who appeared between 200,000 and 250,000 years ago. They are closely related to modern humans, differing in DNA by just 0.12%. Their fossils have been found in Eurasia, Western Europe, and Central & Northern Asia. For the first time, their fossils were …

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FAMILY Family is defined as the smallest social unit into which a child is born in. The word family has its origin in the Latin word familia meaning servant. It endows the child with social norms, values, rules and regulations through the process of enculturation. The relatives connected through the father or the patriline are …

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GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms): TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN? Genetically engineered food promises to deal with the nutritional deficiencies people harbor all over the world. Examples of GM food range from golden rice which is vitamin A rich, bananas which are used to administer vaccines, tomatoes & broccoli which are rich with cancer fighting …

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WHAT IS EVOLUTION? Evolution is a phenomenon by which species gradually change over generations by way of natural selection. For example, the evolution of modern humans (Homo Sapiens) from apes. This happens by genetic variations which even changes the appearance (phenotype) of the species. Individuals possessing characteristics which are more conducive to the environment survive …

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KINSHIP, MARRIAGE & FAMILY "To live and to cause to live, to eat food and beget children, these were the primary wants of men in the past, and this will be the primary wants of men in the future as long as the world lasts." All animals mate, but only human beings marry. Thus marriage …

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