What is Archaeology?

Question 1

Define Anthropology

Answer 1

Is the study of human culture and evolutionary aspects of human biology. What has changed over time, in a holistic sense.

Question 2

Define Cultural Anthropology

Answer 2

The study of the customs, ideas, and behaviours of contemporary cultures.

Question 3

What is Culture?

Answer 3

The strategy by which humans adapt to the natural environment. The customary ways ways of thinking and behaving of a particular population or society. Culture is learned, not biologically determined.

Question 4

Define Primatology

Answer 4

The study of primates, especially behaviour. Humans share many characteristics with non-human primates.

Question 5

Define Ethnology

Answer 5

The comparative study of patterns in contemporary cultures.

Question 6

Define Ethnographic Research

Answer 6

Collecting information about a specific culture through fieldwork.

Question 7

Define Linguistics

Answer 7

The study of human speech and language.

Question 8

Define Historical Linguistics

Answer 8

The study of how languages change over time and how they may be related.

Question 9

Define Structural Linguisics

Answer 9

The study of contemporary languages.

Question 10

Define Physical Anthropology

Answer 10

The study of human biology within the framework of evolution.

Question 11

Define Paleoanthropology

Answer 11

The study of the emergence of humans.

Question 12

Define Molecular Anthropology

Answer 12

Using DNA evidence to answer anthropological questions.

Question 13

Define Osteology

Answer 13

The study of bone (teeth).

Question 14

Define Paleopathology

Answer 14

The study of ancient disease.

Question 15

Define Forensic Anthropology

Answer 15

Using anthropological knowledge in a legal setting.

Question 16

Define Archeology

Answer 16

The study of material remains from past societies.

Question 17

Define Historical Archeology

Answer 17

Documents (written records) associated with the site/materials taken from the ground. The documents may carry a bias and things are lost in respect to what actually happened.

Question 18

Define Classical Archaeology

Answer 18

Areas around the Mediterranean, Greece, Rome.

Question 19

Define Pre-Contact Archaeology

Answer 19

Before the time of documents.

Question 20

What are the Research Goals in Archaeology

Answer 20

Establish chronology, reconstruct and describe ancient life ways, and attempt to explain current change.

Question 21

What is the Biocultural Model?

Answer 21

Biological influences as well as cultural influences have impacted our evolutionary history. Nature versus nurture.