ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Genographic Project, Cannibalism, Paleoanthropology
27 Nov 2013
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Anthrops = humans; logia = study of. To understand the uniqueness and diversity of human behaviour & human societies around the world. To discover the fundamental similarities that link human beings throughout the world in both the past and present. Combines the four subfields to bridge the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The study of contemporary societies and cultures. Initially emerged in western society in an attempt to understand non-western peoples. Today, anthropologists examine all societies, rather than solely non-western: physical anthropology. Concerned with humans as a biological species. Subfield most closely related to the natural sciences. The fragmentary remains of bones and living materials preserved from earlier periods. The study of human evolution through analysis of fossils. Observations of living primates may provide insight into the behaviours of early human ancestors. Important for understanding changes in fossil material & adaptations in living populations. Attempted to answer general questions about the prevalence of violence in past societies.
