ANTH 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Neolithic Revolution, Evolutionism, Niche Construction
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Cribra orbitalia: a bone pathology where there are bone growths behind eyes because of lack of nutrition. Marxist perspective - changes in technology and understands history an dlooks at the stages of history and looks at egalitarian to hunger gatherer societies. He had a lot of political fallout and he bounced around alot. Energy is a key factor in cultural development. How humans have the capacity to harness energy. White"s stages of cultural eveolution: the invention of tools, the neolithic revolution (domestication, the harnessing of fossil fuels in the 18th century, the harnessing of atomic energy in the 20th century. Domestication: a change in physical characteristics of wild species resulting from human manipulation. A domesticated species is one that is so dependent on humans that it can no longer reproduce and thrive in the wild. Agriculture is a way of obtaining food that involves the use of domesticated plants and animals. Edible fruits, seeds, underground storage roots, growing habits.
