ARCH 131 Final: Arch 131 Midterm/Final Notes

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 131
• Professor: Dennis Sandgathe

Document Summary

Archaeology: study of past cultures through their material culture remains. Physical/biological anthropology: study of human biological evolution and human remains. Look at human remains regardless of time period, forensic anthropologists, Ex. study all types of societies, e. g. homelessness, africa. Evolution of languages, world of language in culture. All have same goal of understanding humanity. Bio-cultural evolution: all plants and animals evolve biologically, physiologically, adapting to our environment. Humans evolve culturally, technologically (almost unique to humans) European world was ruled by church (bible provided explanation for natural world). Questions not answered by bible would be answered by bishop or priest (most knowledgeable people of society) More worried about surviving, less science oriented. God created everything as you see it today. Johann fuhlrott (school teacher with little authority): finds human bones that are different from current human bones. Hermann shaaffhausen: scientist, professor, agrees bones are from an extinct being.