COLLAB 2M03 Lecture Notes - Homophobia, Ethnomedicine, Rudolf Virchow
24 Jun 2013
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The various elements of humankind must be understood together. Four fields are utilized to understand the fabric of humankind: Test question: biological/physical anthropology (the study of biological variation. & the evaluation of humankind & our closest relative. ) Carbon 14 is an unstable isotope that decreases in the bones with age and we can measure it. Interested in: paleoanthropology the study of biological change overtime through skeletal material and artifacts. Paleo old anthropos human kind logos the study of: paleopathology the study of ancient diseases through the study of bone and fossils. Ex, harris lines most likely from growth stop due to malnutrition: forensic anthropology the identification of skeletal remains for legal purposes, archaeology utilize a dual approach. The study that interprets the past: pre-historical archaeology, historical archaeology, bio archaeology the archaeological study of human remains. To address health ex, release demons or inter cranial pressure. In egypt 6000 years ago 80% in victorian.
