ANTH 210 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Stone Tool, Protein, Hunter-Gatherer
20 Nov 2018
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Study of human past through the systematic recovery and analysis of material remains or objects. Focuses on hominem existence, so anything that led to the evolution of modern humans. Modern humans have only been around 200,000 to 300,000 years. Plays a vital role in national, regional & local heritage & patrimony. Only field that attempts to shed light on human past through systematic & scientific means. History relies on written records (~5000 yrs ago) but archaeology speaks for the rest of human evolution. Prehistoric archaeology encompasses everything in this large time span. Saa has over 70 keywords that define approaches that archaeologists can take. Accounts for historical inequalities of indigenous participation in their own history. Accounts for past colonial misappropriation & destruction of material culture: subfields. Lithic analysis = study of lithic (stone) artefacts. Stone tools = vital source of info (original material culture) Provide a window into prehistoric lifeways and behaviour.
