ANTH 003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Direct Historical Approach, Franz Boas, Moe Williams
29 Oct 2020
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Theory/model: description of patterns in behavior developed from social theory. Hypothesis: set of predictions (behaviors) that should hold true if model/theory is. Test implications: patterns in material culture implied by hypothesis. Culture social theory behavior middle-range theory artifacts, features, accurate description of reality sites, etc. Thomas jefferson: the first american archaeologist in the 1700s excavated. More systematic study of features and sites such as the egyptian pyramids by mounds and documented both stratigraphy and location of objects. Napoleon"s team, including 1799 discovery of the rosetta stone. Developed by american anthropologist franz boas and british archaeologist v. Normative system to defininf and naming groups, cultures, ethnic groups, . Inevitable variation or culture drift: slow change through time. Cultural selection: ideas accepted or rejected whether ir promotes advantages to society. Migration: peaceful, aggressive, warfare, deliberate decision to move: could be long distance like peopling of the americas. Processualism (genesis in the late 1950s: gordon wiley and philip phillips)
