ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture 2: Lecture 2

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AB3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

Physical anthropology: studies all aspects of the biology and behaviour of the human species (and our closes relatives), past and present. ex. Jane goodall is a physical anthropologist (primatologist: studied chimp behaviour in gombe park, tanzania ex. Forensic anthropology: anthropology & law, accidental death, crime scene investigation, human rights investigations, experts in the bones and teeth gure out age, cause of death, gender, health, race, mass graves (ancient or new) Paleoanthropology: study the human fossil record, look at the fossilized remains of transition species between apes and species: when and where do we see the rst evidence for humans, what are human characteristic? ex. Spencer wells and the human genographic project (antm cycle 21: send in cheek swab to see where you came from, your ethnicity . Applied anthropology: highlights the diversity of anthropology; the use of data gathered from the other sub elds of anthropology in an effort to offer practical solutions to problems within modern society.