ANTH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Tucson, Arizona, Biodegradation
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People care about history for different reasons. There will always be important issues regarding: What is done with our knowledge of the past. (history continues to be intentionally slanted , for political and other reasons. ) Anthropology is usually thought of as a pure science. The systematic pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. But anthropologists have long attempted to apply their findings to practical ends that is, to do applied science. Use of archaeological techniques to solve non-traditional questions and problems. Rathje"s garbage project began in tucson, az, an urban community with a population of. Garbage was picked up from randomly selected households a sampling design (remember stratified random sampling?) ensured that different socioeconomic neighborhoods were included in the sample. Involved hundreds of students and 60 participating organizations. Recorded over 2 million items from 15,000 households and 250,000 lbs. of garbage. Operated continually since 1973, including similar projects across the u. s.
