ANT101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ethnography, Underwater Archaeology, Functional Response
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Explain and give examples of the relevance of anthropology to modern everyday life. Describe the concept of biocultural evolution and explain why it is an essential component of understanding human evolution. Define basic anthropological concepts and understand their relationship to the goals of anthropological research. Describe the main similarities and differences between physical anthropology and archaeology as approaches for understanding the human past. Explain the logic of the scientific method as it is applied in anthropological research. Modern human are cultural and biological beings whose present and future reflect their past. Human are unique among animals in the capability to ask the question why. We can learn about our deep, rich past, and by doing so we gain the opportunity to benefit from our experiences. These qualities are fundamental motivations for the field of anthropology and introduction to the bioculture perspective of human evolution.
