Class Notes for Christopher Watts

ANT100 May 17th, 2017 Principles of Evolution 1. Understand microevolution -Genetic basis of inheritance and biological evolution ● Darw...

Lecture 2 Race in the US today “White entitlement” – subtle and systemic discrimination  Systemic: not just personal  Not about “are you a racist”?  The Oscars issue Race is real, even though invented  Race does exi...

Living Primates Monday, October 19, 2015 12:58 AM Primate Taxonomy and Characteristics • Involves the scientific technique of classifying organisms • Enables us to make sense of living primate species • Within...

ANT 100 – September 13 2012 th Began in the 18 Century • Anthropologists reported back to major colonists from voyages. o Things like how people looked, behaviors, languages, artifacts, societ...

ANT100 Lecture 1 September 24, 2015 Evolution life, water, climate What is it to be human? Evolutionary Anthropology Primatology nonhuman primates, primate anatomy, behavior, conservation, genetics, psychology, sickness, h...

Lecture 4: Primate Human Evolution Goal: General patterns of morphology and phylogenetics for fossil primates and hominins. What a hominin is in terms of taxonomy Morphological trends in hominin evolution: oBipedalism oEx...

March 24, 2014. Lecture 9 Business and Industry Something about Omaha Indian head logo not controversial in the area? Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom oTv show in the late 80searly 90s? oCame back in 2002? Omaha Worlds Larges...

March 3, 2013. Lecture 6 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MOVEMENTS Renee Sylvain: Land, Water and Truth: San Identity and Global Indigenism Who are the San? Where do they live? Why are they important in anthropology? obush men; Southe...

March 10, 2014. Lecture 7 Environment Ecological Anthropology Biological oPrimate ecology oHuman adaptability How we adapt to various environments (mountainous, jungle, desert, etc.) oBehavioural ecology All part of the en...

March 17, 2014. Lecture 8 Development Development Anthropology Culturally compatible economic projects are much more successful financially Respond to locally perceived needs Involves men and women in planning and carrying...

Evolutionary Anthropology application of modern evolution theory to studies of morphology, ecology, and behaviour of human and non human primates primatology scientific study of non human primates wants to conserve primate...

ANT100Y1 October 27 2011Uncovering the Past Tools and TechniquesExpertise in variety of areas 1 Locate archeological sites areas of human habitation or where fossils are found2 Excavation techniquesProvenience information ...

ANT100Y1 January 19 2011 Lecture Notes Language Culture and PrejudiceTopic BreakdownNature vs NurtureAdaptationHuman universals and divisionsPrejudice racism ethnocentrismAnthropology and imperialism history Anthropology s...

ANT100Y1 January 26 2012Signifying Reality How Signs Construct the WorldSignification making sense making signsLinguistic and nonnonlinguistic signsThe nature of signs 1 Signifier and signified 2 Symbol icon and index 3 De...

ARCHAEOLOGY UNIT October 27 Three elements of archaeological research 1 Observed material culture 2 Unobserved past humannonhuman activity 3 Interpretation of past human activityMaterial Evidence 1 Physicala Artifacts b Fe...