ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Classical Archaeology, Enculturation, Brain Size
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What is anthropology: the study of humankind, in particular, four fields, the study if human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the. Other branches of anthropology archaeology, biological anthropology, etc. analysis of artefacts and other physical remains. Historical archaeology : definition of history history involves written records, prehistory is lack of written records. Biological anthropology study of human zoology, evolution and ecology. Paleoanthropology homo floresiensis = came from the island of flores. Primatology -> study of the closest mammal to humans. Socia/cultural anthropology comparative study of human societies and cultures and their development. Linguistics the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, and semantics. What makes us different from others: animals walking on 2 legs, use of tools, brain size, development of culture, art, abstract thinking, development of complex civilization. In other words, we inherit genes that influence our biological characteristics, but those genes have no impact on cultural behavior.
