You are required to write a 10-to-12-page research paper (not counting the bibliography, title page, images, figures, tables). Your main literature sources should be academic books and journals. You must include a minimum of eight references in your bibliography, of which three must be from refereed (academic) journals. Please read Writing Academic Papers, which is designed to aid you in writing proper academic research papers. It includes both helpful general information as well as strict, required criteria, so it is very important that you read it carefully. Your paper should follow the reference style of the Society for American Archaeology (Links to an external site.) . Please read the sections about citation format.

When you submit your paper, use Times New Roman, font size 12, and double-spaced text.

The topic will require some research involving academic journals that specialize in human evolution and human prehistory, in order to find the most up-to-date and pertinent articles.

Once you know which journals are most likely to have articles pertinent to your topic, you can search them using key words and authors' names. Also, once you have found one or more sources (e.g., articles, books) dealing with your topic you can look through their reference lists to find more pertinent sources. It is also very important that you read Writing Academic Papers.

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Climate has long been seen as a primary factor that influences, if not drives, major evolutionary changes in human physiology. Critically examine some of these theories (e.g., climate change and bipedalism) and the available evidence that supports or refutes them.