Zooarchaeology Personal Statement

There’s no doubt that Star Wars is one of the most impactful films of all time, having changed the movie-making game ever since it premiered in 1977. It quickly became a global phenomenon and has accumulated some of the most passionate fans in the universe. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope is a great example to use in order to illustrate the properties discussed throughout the course. In this paper, I will analyze the entire movie. To begin, I will start by giving some basic information about the motion picture, such as the director and type of film. Next, I will provide a brief summary of the film.

Archaeologists are now able to come together with natives and learn about the past as a team, getting more insight into ceremonials, traditions, sacred ritueals, everyday workings, and lifestyles of native peoples. Respecting the grounds and artifacts of these indigenous people is respecting their heritage- our universal heritage. The unfolding of information allows archaeologists to gain perspective on the people and land before the white

Primates are one of the most interesting mammals on earth, not only because of their complex social structures, but because they hold so many similar characteristics to humans. Primates are often cited as our closest living relatives and on two separate occasions I observed four separate species of primates at the San Diego Zoo that can justify their use of their physical characteristics and behaviors that may be similar as well as different to the other primates and ours.

NOVA scienceNOW : 41 - First Primates is a video that mainly talks about Primates who are ancient ancestors of human beings. Primates came out on the Earth 55million years ago when dinosaurs extinct due to collision between an immense comet and the Earth. Plesiadapiform, which is a possibly the first ancestor of primates and human beings, firstly evolved with a mouse-size organism during 10 million years. It existed during the 10 million year with diverse evidences that can show its validity of first ancester of primates. Nails of plesiadapiforms is a critical evidence that they are early ancestors of primates. Secondary proof is a tube-like structure which is found in the middle ear. It happens to be a tube for a huge vessel that goes to the

We as humans have our inner monkey to thank for much of the “human” characteristics that we enjoy today. The ways that we see the world, walk, and even think have been shaped by our primate ancestors. Though humans didn’t evolve from modern monkeys, it’s clearly evident that we do share an evolutionary relationship: a common ancestor. A particular creature called Notharctus, while perhaps not the exact common ancestor between humans and monkeys, played an important role in the development of one of the most defining primate features: the hand.

“God creates dinosaur. God destroys dinosaur. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaur.”

Additionally, the attainable range of shoulder mobility relative to over-all body size has an impact upon the fore-limb reaching that occurs over the course of a diagonal sequence gait. Squirrel monkeys, which display a more upright limb posture relative to other arboreal quadrupeds, do not have the ability to achieve extensive shoulder mobility (Schmidt 2005; Whitehead and Larson 1994). Compared to Cercopithecids, including rhesus macaques, however, squirrel monkeys possess an increasingly mobile proximal humerus joint, for they must create torque and movement around limited support axes (Nakatsukasa 1994; Schmidt 2005:366). The articular proportions between species (see Appendix IV), however, do not initially appear to reflect that difference in shoulder mobility, for the rhesus macaque specimens possess a greater mass / humeral head surface area compared to the squirrel monkey (see Figure 4). This initial variation reflects Cheng and Scott’s (2000) investigation, which highlighted a larger proximal humerus in terrestrial macaques necessary for the ability to reach forward, to the extent that Cercopthecids are able, and subsequently move the body across a flat surface (Cheng and Scott 2000).

I would like to write about experiencing ancient caves as a way of connecting with members of the human race who lived thousands of years ago. Hiking up the walls of Wilpena Pound to see art of spirits and ancient clans would be a joy. Mount Borradaile in Arnhem Land would also be a dream, with burial caves and artwork dating from modern day to 48,000 B.C.

Over the past two months, I had the pleasure of visiting the Los Angeles Zoo on two occasions to observe primates for this project. Why two visits? Well, my initial observation notes were inadvertently thrown away in an unintentional fit of neatness. These observations, therefore, were taken on a warm afternoon in November 2014. Having carefully reread the paper requirements and suggestions before my second visit, I made a more conscious choice of the primates I was about to observe so there would be a more obvious contrast between their behaviors (on my first visit I had observed two different monkey species.) In this document, I will share my observations of the behaviors of Squirrel Monkeys and Bornean orangutans.

The emergence of bipedalism modified the skeletal features of modern man [1]. As a consequence, the humerus tends to be shorter, lighter and straighter by losing its role of bearing bone [2]. It can be loaded in tension as in compression depending on the function of the upper extremity (uplift loads or distal support). At the opposite and from an evolutionary perspective in the human primate, femur evolved morphological and mechanical in order to bear different postures (standing, walking, running) [3,4].

Primates beguile me, as all life and nature does; for much of my life I have wanted to volunteer my abilities of assisting conservation. As the years have gone by me the opportunity never presented itself in this manner and now that it finally has, my mind cannot help but be joyous. As a child at the zoo or the animal shelter, I always wanted to be inside with those strange and amazing creatures, be they Gibbons, cats, snakes or spiders. My hands held a python and my shoulder served as a branch for a tarantula when I was still a child, all of those moments were gratifying and made me feel fully cognizant of the natural worlds around me. In that brief time I stepped out from the shadows of the excursionist and into the field of the specialist,

I am currently a sophomore undergraduate archaeology major at the University of Evansville, who plans to use my degree to pursue museum studies. When I was young, I discovered that I wanted to be an archaeologist, prompting me to visit many fascinating museums, such as the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Louvre. In preparation for this dig, I currently hold a part-time job as a team member, at a local fast-food pizza establishment. However, this scholarship can also help aid me in participating at my first dig during the 2018 field season at Jezreel, co-directed by one of my professors at UE. My love of ancient cultures has inspired me to pursue traveling and submerge myself into new cultures. The Jezreel Expedition is

Growing up, many children play the board game “Battleship,” where a player’s main goal is to conquer his opponent’s ships and, eventually, land. Similarly, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the nation of Europe and other countries took over and influenced countries that they believed were inferior to them. This process, known as imperialism, is defined as “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force” (google.com). Clearly, both children in military board games and Europe in the real world used imperialism when they seized lesser countries like Africa and the Philippines. However, there were many different factors that caused countries to be

In studying of our closest living relatives, the Primates, I observed the Western Lowland Gorilla and the Common Squirrel Monkey. I visited the San Francisco Zoo and systematically recorded observation from both primate species. Twenty-five observations were recorded onto a field chart to be used later to compare and contrast

I have decide to transfer to the University of Massachusetts Amherst because my passion of one on one patient assistance is extraordinarily rewarding. Being that person that can make a positive difference in another’s life is an honor. My Bachelor’s in Animal Science has prepared me for your rigorous program in the sense that they are science based classes. In addition, I travel with my local veterinarian and assist with invasive procedure including: physical exams, which consists of heart rate, bowel movements, Displaced Abomasum check, which is the compartment of their stomach that twists and constricts the function, and respiration. Other procedures I assisted with are ultrasounds, immune vaccinations, and de-horning calves, delivering calves on my own, displaced hips, and castration of bulls.