ANTH 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Project Camelot, Anatomically Modern Human, Primatology
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Chile research of social movements (unions) and report back about militant activism overseas. Locals find out he"s spying and run him out of the country. Produce knowledge of leadership of certain groups. Many didn"t know products they created were used by others for unintended purposes by the original scientists. Have to consider context in which we are doing research. U. s. as a superpower using anthropologists as spies across the world. Cannot be completely objective and stand back to watch. Explain and ask them if ok if they are involved. Social/cultural anthro: humans in time and space, anatomically modern humans- 200,000 years. 9/28/16: agriculture- 10,000 years, complex societies- 6,000 years, 7 billion ppl all over the planet. How to understand all this human history: four field approach (historical, comparative method b, helps us make sound conclusions (pre) historical perspective. Plasticity- humans or any body can change its shape under certain environmental and surrounding conditions.
