ANT 230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.3: Biological Anthropology, Ethnography, Forensic Anthropology
9 Sep 2019
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~ chapter one: introduction to physical anthropology : anthropology is divided into four main subfields: For example, many biological anthropologists work in the public health sector. Cultural anthropology: cultural anthropology is the study of patterns of belief and behavior found in modern and historical cultures, ethnographies: detailed descriptive studies of human societies. In cultural anthropology, an ethnography is traditionally the study of a non-western society: by examining the similarities and differences among cultures, cultural anthropologists have been able to formulate many hypotheses regarding fundamental aspects of human behavior. The earliest artifacts are usually tools made of stone or, occasionally, bone. Physical anthropology: physical anthropology is the study of human biology within the framework of evolution with an emphasis on the interaction between biology and culture. Dna is a main component of chromosomes: osteology used to be the only way that anthropologists could study our immediate ancestors, osteology: the study of skeletal material.
