Anthropology 1026F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Russell Napier, Radiocarbon Dating, Applied Anthropology
8 Apr 2017
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Week 1 introduction to biological anthropology and archaeology. I am a primate; nothing about primates is irrelevant to me - john russell napier. The study of humankind in all time and places. Non human primate behaviour, ecology, conservation and evolution. Human biology: modern human biological variation and adaptation, molecular anthropology. Primary or pristine depositions: most nds are not primary due to disturbances. Established a geological context of artefacts and sites. Estimating the age of the sites (radio carbon dating) Reconstructing the life histories of individuals from examination of their bones and teeth. Piecing that together the data with what we know of past culture. Using the habits or ways of life of modern people to provide a template for understanding past populations. Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution - theodosius dobzhansky. The alternative to thinking in evolutionary terms is not to think at all. - peter medawar.
