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Connecting with the Past 4 Branches of Anthropology 6 Physical Anthropology 8 Cultural Anthropology 12 A Newer Science 14 Important Theories 16 Digging Up History 18 Not Just the Past 22 Listening to Languages 24 Anthropology in the News 26 The Complete Picture 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 Contents
Connecting with the Past Scientists have long wondered when human intelligence our unique ability to think and learn first developed Certain scientists tried to answer that question by studying the remains of early human ancestors The scientists were able to compare some skulls of the early ancestors with the skulls of modern humans The scientists discovered that the brains of humans increased in size over time The scientists think the increased brain size led to modern human intelligence What type of scientist would research such a topic An anthropologist would Anthropology is the study of human beings and their cultures from prehistoric times The brains of human ancestors increased in size over time Scientists think this led to modern human intelligence 4
This graph shows that it took millions of years for both modern humans and great apes to develop from an apelike ancestor to today Anthropologists often compare different human communities to find out their similarities and differences By doing this anthropologists hope to increase knowledge about humanity as a whole as well as about certain groups of people THIN K ABO UT IT How does intelligence make humans unique among animals on this planet 5
