Overview of Anthropology Flashcards
Anthrompometry
Used to measure living
human beings for the purpose
of classification and comparison
of human races
Paleontology
The study of the development
of life on earth, including
plants and animals. (has an “on”)
Human Ecology
The study of how mankind relates to its environment.
Osteology
The scientific study of the
human skeleton.
Paleoanthropology
The study of humans from prehistory
to the modern world (4 o’s)
Paleopathology
The study of human skeletons to
determine the presence of disease
or injuries, which also traces disease
and injury in human skeletons. (has a path)
Primatology
The study of how primates
such as apes and monkeys
are related to the development
of human beings.
Forensic Anthropology
The use of modern scientific
procedures in a court of law
to determine the identification
of deceased individuals.