ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Forensic Anthropology, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Medical Anthropology
1 Oct 2016
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Anthropology study of humans: holistic: comprehension of parts only possible with an understanding of the whole, because everything is so interconnected. Context shapes human behaviour: biological/physical anthro. Biocultural perspective: interaction between bio and culture. Ethnography: description of an aspect within a culture/society (written by anthropologist: linguistics. Study of construction and use of language. Social linguistics: relation of languages and social: archaeology behaviour. Study of past societies using material remains. Samples only leave parts of sites for future archaeologists with better technology. Observations/data hypothesis theory: deductive: general to specific, top down. Broad spectrum of info specific conclusion. Example: area of interest general hypothesis testing and confirmation with specific evidence. Theory: explains observations: developed through scientific method, modified with new evidence, set of hypotheses that have been tested and validated. Big moments: ~4. 5 million years ago earliest bipedal, ~200 000 years ago spread of modern humans, ~10 000 years ago origins of food production, ~5 000 origins of the states.
