ANT101H5 Chapter 1-3: Chapters 1-3 Reading Notes.doc
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What is anthropology ? anthropology is the study of human kind. Observing, investigation, field work, excavations,how people use languages. Living with people for brief periods of time. People have depended on folklore and myths for where they have been. Anatomy and physiology anthropology is the most liberating of all sciences exposed fallcies of racial and cultural superiority. It relates to the limits of human technology people being restricted in their geographic zones, cant travel to distant places to observe other cultures. It took so long for the eruropeans to realize that they all shared humanity. Father francois lafitau and sir daniel wilson in canada anthropological studies began in 18th 19th centuries. Father was a missionary who is known for discovering wild ginseng in na. Sir dan wilson first prof of history and literature. First found the anthro classes at u of t. Three main influences of development of canadian anthropology.