ANTA01H3 Lecture : Took the professors notes and added on my lecture notes. Has most, if not all, of the lecture.
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I n troduct ion to archaeology and physical anthropology: Lecture 1 i ntro and t heoret ical h istory. What is anthropology: greek anthropos + logos human" & study", holistic study. Interested in: when, where, and why humans appeared. How and why societies (past and present) vary in customs & ideas. The comparative study of human societies & cultures & their development. Interested in population, societies and how they vary w/ others (present and past) There can be a cultural study on anything (ex. The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics: pre-dated anthro. The study of human history & prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts & other physical remains: not just ancient studies but urban too. Tracing cultural changes and explanations on why: different views on what culture is.
