Chapter 1 Flashcards
Four subfields of anthropology?
Cultural
Archeology
Linguistic
Physical
Cultural anthropology method?
Studying/observe living cultures and present observations in an ethnography
Archeology method?
Study past societies material remains, tools, food remains, places where they lived
Reconstruct, describe and interpret past human behaviors and cultural patterns through material remains
Linguistic method?
Study how language is structured, evolution of language and the social and cultural contexts for language
Physical anthropology method?
Study human biological evolution and human bio cultural evolution
Subfields of physical anthropology?
Paleo anthropology Molecular Osteology Paleopathology Forensic Primatology Genetics
Scientific method
An approach to research whereby a problem is identified, a hypothesis is stated, and that hypothesis is tested by collecting and analyzing data
Why is the scientific method valued?
It always keeps hypotheses available for testing and rejection
Hypothesis
A provisional explanation of a phenomenon
Require verification or falsification through testing
Theory
A broad statement that has been tested and retested and is the best current explanation for observed phenomena
What does the term bio cultural evolution refer to?
The interaction between biology and culture in human evolution
Species
A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
What is not true about paleo anthropology?
It included the fossils of ancient reptiles and amphibians
Primatology
Study of living non human primates
Bio archaeology
Focuses on the study of skeletal remains from archaeological sites
