16012018 Flashcards
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Anthropology
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- Sociocultural anthropology: listening, talking > human cultural
- Biological anthropology
- Linguistic anthropology: how lan is used, change over time, reflect culture
- Archaeology: looking at all thgs in the human past
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Archaeology
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- Prehistoric: before history (the written record), can + -ve meaning (pre-lit)
- Historic (post-European Contact): written record could be helpful but also problematic (intentionality)
- Industrial
- Nautical
- Urban
3
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All anthropological archaeology is…
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- Multidisciplinary
- Rely on specialized assistance from: geology, chemistry, botany, biology, physics, etc…
4
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Culture
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- A set of rules & standards
That when acted upon by the members of a society
Produce behavior that falls within the range of
What members consider proper & acceptable
5
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Archaeological cultures reconstructed using:
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- Shared sets of artifact types & styles
- Shared specific / more general time periods
- Shared geographic / environmental setting
- Shared settlement patterns