ANTH 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Taxonomy, Western Lowland Gorilla, Stephen Jay Gould
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Came in with the idea of ranking (hierarchy), reached evaluated conclusions based on religion, appearance (skin color), practices/customs, and clothing/lack thereof. Crania americana identified as definitive; had a plethora of subscribers. Take skull measurements of different races, and argued based on the sizes and culture had a direct link to intelligence. As theory coming along to justify practice [his argument against crania americana] Biological or physical anthropology how we have developed over time. Answer questions like, why do men have nipples? . Cultural anthropology explains our beliefs, heritages and customs: how humans organize into societies and how they are held together by practices/customs (culture, 1 or 2 activities: Ethnography -> practiced more routinely (involves fieldwork) Ethnology -> comparing and contrasting cultures of different societies. Archaeological anthropology uses material remains of people and culture. Reconstructs, interprets, and describes human behavior through the artifacts [weapons, garbage, buildings, etc. ]
