ANTH 2015 Chapter : Word List 1
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Archaeology: the study of the material remains of culture (patterned learned behavior) Anthropology: the study of humans; the scientific and humanistic study of mankind. Archaeological record: everything found that contributes to the study of archaeology; for example: bones, pottery, tools, homes, footprints, soil, books, etc. Earliest humans to present: homo sapiens 100,000 years ago in africa. Crm cultural resource management archaeological assessment (2) curiosity about the past: Raiders of the lost ark harrison ford: after the movie, enrollment in introductory archaeology classes skyrocketed. Sindero luminoso john & theresa topic (trent university): studied in peru, kidnapped by banditos. Pseudoarchaeologists erich von daniken (nazca lines): all human discoveries are from extraterrestrial beings. Thor hyerdahl (easter islands): believed peruvians built the. Easter islands; proved it by building a reed boat and sailing to. William rathje garbage project in tucson: students of rathje went door to door collecting trash then bringing it to a warehouse and sorting through it.
