[ANTHROP 3401] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (38 pages long!)

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 3401
• Professor: Grimstead Deanna

Document Summary

Basic division of archaeology material remains: new world (the americas) vs. old world, historic vs. prehistoric. Archaeological theory: high-level theory (general theory, overarching framework for how and why people live their lives and view the world, very general, broad stroke theory, shared in many disciplines. In what environments/cultures do we see these being consumed? (middle-level: from the perspective of evolutionary ecology optimal foraging theory, wasp larvae are expedient snack, rich in calories, fat, vitamins and minerals (high-level) Recall : it was only 400 years ago that most well-read folk believed the world was created in 4004 bc (james ussher) Rasmus nyerup: danish historian, director of national museum of denmark, hired christian thomsen to help them order the collections, it is because of them that the three-age system was born. Classifying nature: linnaeus systema naturae = system classifying living beeings (that reflects divine plan, zoologist, botanist.