Sample Paper Topics and Theses - Physical Anthropology
1. Neandertal Speech. Recent evidence (the discovery of a Neandertal hyoid bone) has shown that Neandertals did have the capacity to speak as modern humans do, but whether they actually did so remains a mystery.
2. Modern Eugenics. Although the name "Eugenics" is no longer in vogue in the western vernacular, the idea still exists and is visible through programs of genetic and prenatal screening.
3. Bonobos versus Common Chimps. The pygmy chimp, also known as the Bonobo, differs in many ways behaviorally from the common chimpanzee. In fact, these behavioral and social differences make the Bonobo the best primate candidate for study as a modern version of how humanity's early hominid ancestors might have lived.
4. Arboreal versus Predation. Although long accepted as the model for the development of the suite of primate characteristics, the arboreal hypothesis has come under attack in recent years as the visual predation hypothesis offers another, more logical, suggestion.
5. Creation Science. Although the modern biological sciences are taught in school under Darwin's model of evolution, there are still holes in the evidence that only Creation Science can fill.
6. Creation Science. In recent years, scientists have tried to reconcile their spiritual beliefs in creation with their scientific ones about evolution. Clearly, anyone who calls herself a scientist must agree that the two can never be reconciled, for a variety of reasons.
7. Archaeological Dating. No single method of archaeological dating can be accepted at face value without corroborating evidence from other areas.
Sample Paper Topics and Theses - Physical Anthropology
1. Neandertal Speech. Recent evidence (the discovery of a Neandertal hyoid bone) has shown that Neandertals did have the capacity to speak as modern humans do, but whether they actually did so remains a mystery.
2. Modern Eugenics. Although the name "Eugenics" is no longer in vogue in the western vernacular, the idea still exists and is visible through programs of genetic and prenatal screening.
3. Bonobos versus Common Chimps. The pygmy chimp, also known as the Bonobo, differs in many ways behaviorally from the common chimpanzee. In fact, these behavioral and social differences make the Bonobo the best primate candidate for study as a modern version of how humanity's early hominid ancestors might have lived.
4. Arboreal versus Predation. Although long accepted as the model for the development of the suite of primate characteristics, the arboreal hypothesis has come under attack in recent years as the visual predation hypothesis offers another, more logical, suggestion.
5. Creation Science. Although the modern biological sciences are taught in school under Darwin's model of evolution, there are still holes in the evidence that only Creation Science can fill.
6. Creation Science. In recent years, scientists have tried to reconcile their spiritual beliefs in creation with their scientific ones about evolution. Clearly, anyone who calls herself a scientist must agree that the two can never be reconciled, for a variety of reasons.
7. Archaeological Dating. No single method of archaeological dating can be accepted at face value without corroborating evidence from other areas.