First assignment (for 400 words):
Describe the tool, what it was made out of, and where it was found. Identify the stone tool tradition to which it belongs and the species that used this type of tool. Describe the focal specimen from the genus Homo, its species name and other identifying information, where it was found, year of discovery, discoverer(s), and age. Compare and contrast it with the same bone or collection bones in Homo sapiens using terminology.
— My unique specimen: Fire-Altered Stone Tools ( https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/oh-8 ) for 200 words,
–My unique genus Homo bone that need to make some comparision with Homo Spiens: OH 8( https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/hearths-shelters/fire-altered-stone-tools ) for 200 words.
You can see the example of this first assignment in the attached file.
Main Sources:
– https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/oh-8
– https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/hearths-shelters/fire-altered-stone-tools
– https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/chapter/__unknown__-14/ (HOMO SAPIENS)
References:
– https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/chapter/__unknown__-16/
– https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/chapter/chapter-9-early-hominins-2/
– https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/chapter/__unknown__-15/
– https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/chapter/__unknown__-14/
– https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence
– https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils
– You may use other sources but please put the link in the doc.
Second assignment (for 120 words):
Write a one-paragraph reflection on how “Climate History Australia” on Zooniverse ( https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/caitlinhowlett/climate-history-australia ) connects with the first assignment (above assignment) and a video from this YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZXkqpy8E-o&feature=emb_title .
For 2nd assignment, you only need to use those link for that assignment.
