ANTH 205 Lecture 6: AnthroLecture6 2.7.17
21 Feb 2017
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Adaptationist trap : tendency to see everything as adaptive, over-use of functionalism, just so stories . Added crushed shell into clay and made pots/pans/plates as response to lack of calcium. Problem: you don"t eat your dishes, and calcium quickly washed away. Refuted by ortiz de montellano (no evidence, chinampas, protein sources) Aztec cannibalism : marvin harris and lack of protein. These chinampas produced enough food to feed 150,000 people. Extensive resources in fish from gulf and pacific. Archaeological record shows cooking utensils used (to cook animals) Didn"t know much about way cannibalism occurred in aztec empire (human sacrifice; only rulers, priests, and warriors consumed flesh in a symbolic gesture) Maladaptive behaviors: any behavior that brings harm, retards, or reduces an organism"s ability to meet its physiological needs and/or successfully reproduce. Subincision among some pre-contact australian aboriginal groups. Rendered 70% of male population unable to have children. Tapirape of central brazil & postpartum sexual taboos.
