CHAP 3 and 4 analytical essay

Recommendation 1: The course textbook should be your main source of reference for writing assignments. No external sources should be used, unless approved by the Instructor in charge of the course.

Recommendation 2: Your essay should only include paraphrased information. Direct quotes are no longer to be used.

MLA style citation format.

Essay Prompt:

Explore and analyze the co-evolution of hominin anatomy, brain capacity, and stone tool technology from Australopithecus (earliest ancestors) to Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans). Ensure you discuss how/why changes in bipedalism and hand anatomy allowed for tool production, and evaluate how/why the increased cognitive challenges of toolmaking might have driven cranial capacity expansion. Support your arguments with evidence from major stone tool industries (Oldowan, Acheulean, etc.) and the fossil record.

Guidelines for Papers:

1. General Paper Formatting

• Margins: 1 inch on all sides
• Font: 12-point, easily readable (e.g. Times New Roman font)
• Spacing: Double-spaced the entire paper, with no extra space between paragraphs
• Indentation: First line of each paragraph indented 0.5 inches (use the Tab key)
• Header: Last name and page number in the upper right corner of every page, half an inch from the top

2. Citations (use MLA format)

• In-text Citations: Author’s last name, page number, e.g., Lavenda and Schultz 45.
• Reference List: alphabetized, with a 0.5-inch hanging indent for each entry.
• Read and comprehend the accompanying chapters for this essay, that is, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.