Comparison of Scientific Article and Narrative for Australopithecus

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The scientific article about Australopithecus africanus: the man-ape of South Africa by Raymond Dart highlights his historical discoveries of the skulls of extinct ape like creature (Garwin, & Lincoln, 2010). The article goes into details in explaining the discoveries of the skulls, their origin, and the several dimensions and measurements of the skulls. Owing to the large amount of scientific jargons used in the article, it becomes difficult for any newbie in the field of literature to understand. Words such as ‘ramus’, ‘humanoid’ and ‘anthropoid’ are literally new and could best be understood by experts in the scientific community. His detailed vivid description of the cast, including facial features, bone formations, skull and bone type gives a lot of information concerning the discoveries, something useful in the scientific world.
Contrary to Dart’s, Brain (2003) represents the same information in a more clearer and easy-to-read manner. Brain’s narrative aids in understanding Dart’s scientific article through use of simple and friendly language. He clearly explains words like ‘taphonomy’ and ‘anthropoid’, bringing into light the detailed explanations of the author. Brain further explains the descriptions Dart uses in his article in describing the skulls he had discovered, making re-reading Dart’s works becomes easier. Brain’s narrative also includes historical background of the ancestry of the different species of the early man, their discoveries, and the perceptions scientists had to fight against to have them recognized.
The narrative by Brain (2003) provides the primary knowledge and ideas into understanding the deep details in the scientific article by Dart. While the scientific article gives knowledge, the narrative provides information about discoveries. The narrative requires mo...