ANTHRO AND SCIENCE Flashcards
Definition of Anthropology
The study of humans and biological relatives (the primates)
The four subfields of anthropology
social anthro
linguistics anthro
archeology
physical (biological) anthro
Social Anthropology
study of human cultural adaption
Linguistics Anthropology
Language origins, the relationship between the language and the culture
Archeology
Study of past human cultures through their material remains
Physical (Biological) Anthropology
Study of human and non-human primate biology withing the framework of evolution, and human biocultural variation.
The subfields of Physical Anthro
- Human biology
- Primatology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Paleoanthro
- Paleoarcheology
hominins
modern humans and their bipedal (uprigth walking) ancestors.
How do we study our ancestors
Bones, Fossils
Skeletal morphology
Archaeology
Matarial remains
DNA
Ancient DNA
What is Ancient DNA
Extraction from DNA from old bones and use it to learn about creatures from the past. and helps understand the form of life.
What is science?
Method of discovery that result in abody of knowledge
how does science work?
Hypothesis, testing, peer review, publish, variable.
What is a hypothesis
informed, testable, supposition about the relationship between two variables.
what is Formulation of hypothesis
Must be TESTABLE using EMPEIRCAL DATA
how do we test it?
Publication and peer review
Formulation of a scientific theory
Only after repeated tests which confirm or are consistent with the hypothesis does a hypothesis graduate to a theory.
