ANTH 1200 Lab 3 Assignment - “The First Human - Millennium Man”
Instructions: Stream and watch the video link for this assignment and answer the following
questions. Points to remember:
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The questions are simple enough to be answered in one sentence. Therefore, answer each
question with
one complete sentence
only.
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Your responses must be based on the video itself and not outside sources.
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The video is about a fossil hominin nicknamed “Millenium Man.” The technical name for
this fossil is “Orrorin Tugenensis.” Sometimes people in the video use the nickname,
sometimes they use the technical name, but both names refer to the same fossil.
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If you use the subtitles/close captions, be aware that they are self generated from the
audio and often inaccurate (and sometimes humorously so)
Questions from video:
1.
Rather than dating the fossils themselves, what was the initial approach to finding out
how old the Orrorin fossils were?
T
he initial approach to finding out how old the Orrorin fossils were was by
looking at which layer of lava formation did the fossil come from.
2.
Homo habilis is considered to be the first member of Genus Homo. How long ago did
Homo Habilis live?
Homo Habilis were alive 2 million years ago
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3.
What was the opportunity given to Donald Johansen with the discovery of
Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy)?
The opportunity given to Donald Johansen with the discovery of Lucy was to
describe a new species of human ancestors.
4.
What was the 'disturbing possibility’ in regards to the extensive dating process of the
Orrorin fossils?
The “disturbing possibility” in regards to the dating process of the Orrorin
fossils is that there were many discoveries that were made before Orrorin in which
scientists thought that they were much older than they actually were.
5.
What was the final date assessment from Japan regarding how old the Orrorin fossils are?
The final date assessment from Japan regarding how old the Orrorin fossils are
is between 5.8 and 6.1 million years.
