ANTH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Roman Inquisition, James Ussher, Medical Anthropology
25 Aug 2016
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Forensic anthropologist could have to go to court to prove your findings. Nutritional anthropology (are the children being fed correctly) Focuses on culture, examining causes, spread, response, treatment, and control of disease within and across population. Stated that every organism is immutable (fixed in form0. Religions use concept but modify to include heaven and god on top of hierarchy. Focus on classifying life in all its forms. Theory of human origins stating there is a single common descent for all humans around the world. Theory of human origins stating that there were multiple distinct origins for separate species of humans. Estimate is based on biblical data and other reliable sources. This scientific study show level of influence that religion had over science and public understanding of the natural world at this time. Observed four moons orbiting jupiter using a homemade telescope. Proof that earth is not the center of the universe (not geocentric)
