ANTA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Archaeological Science, Dual Inheritance Theory, Biological Anthropology
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To build a better, more sustainable, and brighter future for everyone, learning about how and why past societies developed and failed is crucial. Unlike our ancestors, we have the opportunity to learn from the mistakes and successes of those before us. Anthropology addresses the entire scope of the human experience and brings multiple perspectives to bear on the study of what it is to be human. Anthropology: the field of inquiry that studies human culture and evolutionary aspects of human biology. Evolution: a change in the genetic structure of a population from one generation to the next. The concept of biocultural evolution underlies the anthropological perspective. Humans are the product of combined influences of biology and culture that have shaped our evolutionary history. Biocultural evolution: the mutual, interactive evolution of human biology and culture; the concept that biology makes culture possible and that developing culture further influences the direction of biological evolution.
