ANTHRO 2AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nunamiut, Zooarchaeology, Taphonomy
11 Oct 2018
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How the system (universe, domestication, institutions) came to be. Ex) subsistence: making the connection between landscapes/living creatures and human behavior. What is considered delicious? constructed around culture and. Analyze bones for traces of modifying ( Postmortem processes (bias) samples, but add info on humans and ecology. Aided by actualistic research and uniformitarian principles. Ex) something that looks like a cut mark (for various reasons) could be natural or human effect. Note: seasonality may =/= total aoan of site use by humans. What are the social, ecological reasons behind the shift> Weedy colonizers : evolve quickly under human manipulation. Seeds as a disservice to the plant (too big, too sweet, too tender) boon for human. Where are you going to go with a metric ton of wheat? sedentism. Why people started to farm: the puzzle (foragers to farmers) Because they are better not supported by the evidence. Population pressure ( people were starving ) not supported by the.
