Mary Marzke was born Mary Walpole in Oakland, California. While in middle school and high school, ski trips with her family friends the McCowns sparked an interest in anthropology as both Professor and Mrs. McCown were physical anthropologists. Professor McCown later went on to serve as one of her Ph.D. supervisors. In 1959, she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an A.B. in Anthropology.[2] Following this, she attained her M.A. in anthropology from Columbia University in New York in 1961.[2] Marzke returned to the University of California, Berkeley to earn her Ph.D. in anthropology, completing it in 1964.[2] Her Ph.D. supervisors at the University of California, Berkeley were Professors Theodore McCown and Sherwood Washburn. Marzke died on September 3, 2020, surrounded by family.
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Markze began her teaching career by lecturing, then instructing at Hunter Brown College (now Lehman college) in 1963. She then lectured at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) from 1967 to 1969. The following decade, she worked as an acting assistant professor at the University of California from 1976-1977. In 1978, she began working at the Arizona State University as an adjunct visiting professor. Markze has worked at ASU since then, with a 9 year break from 1986 to 1995 when she worked as an anatomist at the Primate Foundation of Arizona.[2] Markze has been a professor at ASU since 2004, most recently teaching courses on primate anatomy and fossil hominins.
Apart from teaching, Markze has done an extensive amount of research throughout her career, with a “special focus on the evolution of the hominin hand and bipedality.” Markze’s research involves “extensive dissections, electromyography, kinematic analysis of joint angle displacement and tendon excursion, and stereophotogrammetry and laser digitizing for 3-D analysis of joint surface areas, angles and curvatures.
Markze has made a number of discoveries including her work that has demonstrated the links between precision gripping, tool behaviors, and hand morphology. Markze used experimental manufacturing of prehistoric hominin tools, behavior studies of chimpanzees, and morphological analysis, to help discern which pre-modern human species were capable of tool-making.[3]
In 2000, Markze conducted a morphological and biomechanical analysis of the early hominin hand found at Olduvai Gorge. Markze's research also addressed “the potential of fossil hominid hands for one-handed firm precision grips and fine precision manoeuvering movements, both of which are essential for habitual and effective tool making and tool use.”[4] In 2008, Markze’s research concluded that "further derived changes to the hands of other hominins such as modern humans and Neandertals did not evolve until after 2.5 Ma and possibly even later than 1.5 Ma."[5] Markze also pioneered the use of 3DGM methods to investigate the evolutionary history of the carpal bones of the hand.
^Reardon, Sara (19 December 2012). "Human hands evolved so we could punch each other". New Scientist. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^ abcd"Mary Marzke". Arizona State University. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
^Marzke, Mary W. (1997). "Precision grips, hand morphology, and tools". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 102 (1): 91–110. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199701)102:1<91::AID-AJPA8>3.0.CO;2-G. ISSN 1096-8644. PMID 9034041.
^MARZKE, MARY W.; MARZKE, R. F. (July 2000). "Evolution of the human hand: approaches to acquiring, analysing and interpreting the anatomical evidence". Journal of Anatomy. 197 (Pt 1): 121–140. doi:10.1046/j.1469-7580.2000.19710121.x. ISSN 0021-8782. PMC1468111. PMID 10999274.
^Tocheri, Matthew W.; Orr, Caley M.; Jacofsky, Marc C.; Marzke, Mary W. (2008). "The evolutionary history of the hominin hand since the last common ancestor of Pan and Homo". Journal of Anatomy. 212 (4): 544–562. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00865.x. ISSN 1469-7580. PMC2409097. PMID 18380869.
^Timothy G. Roufs (18 November 2012). "Modern Humans" (PDF).
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Video of Marzke talking to Alan Alda about hominin arms and throwing abilities
January 01, 1970
mary, marzke, mary, marzke, american, anthropologist, research, focuses, evolution, hominin, hand, contents, early, life, education, career, references, external, linksearly, life, education, edit, born, mary, walpole, oakland, california, while, middle, schoo. Mary W Marzke was an American anthropologist Her research focuses on the evolution of the hominin hand 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editMary Marzke was born Mary Walpole in Oakland California While in middle school and high school ski trips with her family friends the McCowns sparked an interest in anthropology as both Professor and Mrs McCown were physical anthropologists Professor McCown later went on to serve as one of her Ph D supervisors In 1959 she graduated from the University of California Berkeley with an A B in Anthropology 2 Following this she attained her M A in anthropology from Columbia University in New York in 1961 2 Marzke returned to the University of California Berkeley to earn her Ph D in anthropology completing it in 1964 2 Her Ph D supervisors at the University of California Berkeley were Professors Theodore McCown and Sherwood Washburn Marzke died on September 3 2020 surrounded by family Career editMarkze began her teaching career by lecturing then instructing at Hunter Brown College now Lehman college in 1963 She then lectured at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill from 1967 to 1969 The following decade she worked as an acting assistant professor at the University of California from 1976 1977 In 1978 she began working at the Arizona State University as an adjunct visiting professor Markze has worked at ASU since then with a 9 year break from 1986 to 1995 when she worked as an anatomist at the Primate Foundation of Arizona 2 Markze has been a professor at ASU since 2004 most recently teaching courses on primate anatomy and fossil hominins Apart from teaching Markze has done an extensive amount of research throughout her career with a special focus on the evolution of the hominin hand and bipedality Markze s research involves extensive dissections electromyography kinematic analysis of joint angle displacement and tendon excursion and stereophotogrammetry and laser digitizing for 3 D analysis of joint surface areas angles and curvatures Markze has made a number of discoveries including her work that has demonstrated the links between precision gripping tool behaviors and hand morphology Markze used experimental manufacturing of prehistoric hominin tools behavior studies of chimpanzees and morphological analysis to help discern which pre modern human species were capable of tool making 3 In 2000 Markze conducted a morphological and biomechanical analysis of the early hominin hand found at Olduvai Gorge Markze s research also addressed the potential of fossil hominid hands for one handed firm precision grips and fine precision manoeuvering movements both of which are essential for habitual and effective tool making and tool use 4 In 2008 Markze s research concluded that further derived changes to the hands of other hominins such as modern humans and Neandertals did not evolve until after 2 5 Ma and possibly even later than 1 5 Ma 5 Markze also pioneered the use of 3DGM methods to investigate the evolutionary history of the carpal bones of the hand She has appeared on the PBS show Scientific American Frontiers in 2000 in the episode Life s Really Big Questions 6 References edit Reardon Sara 19 December 2012 Human hands evolved so we could punch each other New Scientist Retrieved 10 January 2020 a b c d Mary Marzke Arizona State University Retrieved 2019 12 17 Marzke Mary W 1997 Precision grips hand morphology and tools American Journal of Physical Anthropology 102 1 91 110 doi 10 1002 SICI 1096 8644 199701 102 1 lt 91 AID AJPA8 gt 3 0 CO 2 G ISSN 1096 8644 PMID 9034041 MARZKE MARY W MARZKE R F July 2000 Evolution of the human hand approaches to acquiring analysing and interpreting the anatomical evidence Journal of Anatomy 197 Pt 1 121 140 doi 10 1046 j 1469 7580 2000 19710121 x ISSN 0021 8782 PMC 1468111 PMID 10999274 Tocheri Matthew W Orr Caley M Jacofsky Marc C Marzke Mary W 2008 The evolutionary history of the hominin hand since the last common ancestor of Pan and Homo Journal of Anatomy 212 4 544 562 doi 10 1111 j 1469 7580 2008 00865 x ISSN 1469 7580 PMC 2409097 PMID 18380869 Timothy G Roufs 18 November 2012 Modern Humans PDF External links editVideo of Marzke talking to Alan Alda about hominin arms and throwing abilities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Marzke amp oldid 1168126658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
