A relationship between brain size and tool complexity EXIST. OR b. NO relationship between brain size and tool complexity exists. 2. Formulate a research design for testing your hypothesis • What data do you need to collect? (The different species we looked at in class, their cranial traits, cranial capacity to body size ration, the tool technology used and the details of the technology and types of items produced) • How do you need to analyze your data? (Comparison between species in terms of cranial traits, body size ration, and tool culture as well as any changes over time) 3. Present your results 4. Discussion • Cranial traits and brain size o Are changes in cranial size related to changes in other cranial traits? • Cranial capacity as a proxy for brain mass o Has cranial capacity and body size ratio changed through time? • Tool culture o How do they compare to one another? o What different materials are used? o How much planning and production time goes into making a tool? • What are significant outcomes of your experiment? • What to do you conclude based on your analysis?
