ANTH 110 Lecture Notes - Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act, Alliaria Petiolata, Ainu Language
30 Sep 2013
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The study of remains of human activity. Deals with theories about how humans have changed through time. Analysis and description of humans material remains, includes artifacts, sites and bones. *there are only five hunters and gathers left! * the very first writing was 6,000 years ago and it was a type of bill stating that someone owed someone something. The study of evolution and human ancestors (human paleontology or paleoanthropology) Human variation, including disease, population and genetics. *theories cannot be proven once they are proven they become laws! Diffusionism (late 19th century & early 20th century) higher civilization stated in one place (egypt) and people borrowed from other cultures. Historical particularism (1920s) cultural trait, must be studied in the context in which they appeared. Psychological approach- 1920s, saw culture as personalities (ex: that culture is shy, or sad. ) Functionalism- 1930s, looks at the part that an aspect of culture plays in maintaining a cultural system.
