ANTH 2170 Lecture Notes - Lewis H. Morgan, Ancient Society, Sepik
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The study of humanity across time and space. Four sub-fields: archeology, linguistics, physical/biological anthropology and social/cultural anthropology. Human behavior and human ways of life from different time periods. Interested in our human like ancestors: apes to homosapiens etc. This course is primarily based on social/cultural anthropology. Archaeologists: study past human societies, primarily through analyzing material culture (artifacts, architecture) Material culture: things that are made or modified by humans. Interested in looking at people"s trash, what they have left behind. Sometimes they use available documents (use different forms of writing) Physical/biological anthropology: study human and animal bodies as physical entities. Linguistics: study language in past and present societies. A study showed that middle aged women are more descriptive than men. A linguist can tell what class someone from britain comes from because not everyone speaks like the royal family. Social/cultural anthropology: study of contemporary human societies throughout the world. Politics, economics, religion, identities (gender, class, race), globalization, etc.