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
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All anthropological archaeology is…

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  • Multidisciplinary

- Rely on specialized assistance from: geology, chemistry, botany, biology, physics, etc…

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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
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Archaeological cultures reconstructed using:

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  1. Shared sets of artifact types & styles
  2. Shared specific / more general time periods
  3. Shared geographic / environmental setting
  4. Shared settlement patterns
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