ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Hobbit, Historical Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology
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A four field discipline including archaeology, biological anthropology, social/cultural anthropology, & linguistics. This class will focus on archaeology and physical anthropology. Archaeology is the study of human history % prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts other physical remains. Maritime archaeology, study shipwrecks and evidence of the slave trade. Historical archaeology, picture depicts vessels found at the lakeshore, involves finding of historical importance. History involves written records; pre-history involves a lack of writing. Paleolithic/cave archaeology is the form of archaeology the professor is involved with. Biological anthropology is the study of human bodies, more specifically, the science of human zoology, evolution, and ecology. Biological anthropology includes forensics, primatology, and palaeoanthropology. Become familiar with the image of 6 various skulls. Bioarchaeology, where one looks at burials as a whole, inferring ritual ideology, belief systems, and world views. Bog bodies, in ireland there are bogs that preserve the skin, finger nails, and hair.
