ANTH 2015 Lecture : Anth 2015 Notes
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August 23, 2012: archaeology- the study of the material remains of culture, anthropology- the study of humans, culture- learned behaviors passed down through generations, help us adapt, learn and survive on a daily basis. Psychology vs. anthropology: archaeological record- everything found on or in the ground (including the earth itself) What is the time frame of archaeology: earliest humans (homo sapiens sapiens) to present (100,000 yrs ago to present) Archaeology as a science: scientific method, hypothesis testing. 342-8170 (1) jobs: consulting archaeology, crm (culture resource management, archaeological assessment- any building site that"s federally funded must be assessed by archaeologists. John lloyd stephens= wrote incidents of travel in the yucatan : copan- ancient city in honduras which he bought for , heinrich schliemann, sendero luminoso- militant group in peru (3)adventure. Pseudoarchaeologists- erich von daniken (crazy aliens guy, all human innovation is because of aliens) ex.
