ANT 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Anthropological Linguistics, Project Camelot, Environmental Anthropology
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Cultural anthropology notes for exam #1 (chapters 1-4) The scienti c study of humans ( anthropos logos ) learned human behavior, human variation. Their origins, development: what it means to be human. Started in the 1800s - franz boas. 4 distinct branches: physical- deals with humans as biological organisms {historical particularism, Phd in physics = slice: archeology- reconstruct the cultures of the past, anthropological linguistics- study of language in historical, structural, and social contexts, cultural anthropology- examines similarities and differences among cultures of the world. Biological and behavioral characteristics of humans and primates. Completing evolutionary record through fossil remains- paleoanthropology. Primatology- study of evolutionary fossil record of primates and the behaviors of living population in natural habitat. Human variation {race}- how and why physical traits of modern human population vary in the world (human adaptation) culture and environment. Comparison, analysis, interpretation of human, protohumans and primates. Appearance and biochemical (blood type, susceptibility to disease)
