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    of anthropology are physical anthropology‚ archaeology‚ linguistic and cultural anthropology. In the lecture notes These are very important aspects to study and are known as the Boasian Approach. Biological or physical anthropologists study inherited traits that are passed down within a culture. They use fossils and compare anatomies of other species like our own to understand the evolution of the human mind‚ body and behavior. The subfield archaeology studies past ways of life by looking at their

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    Nature of Culture Change

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    engines have replaced horses as our primary means of transportation. As a result‚ children are rarely taught skills such as caring for a horse. Instead‚ they are trained in the use of the new technologies of cars‚ televisions‚ and cellphones. Archaeology helps answer the question of “What is the Nature of Culture Change?” by a number of things. They study the artifacts left by humans. In early ancient civilizations‚ there were no written words or symbols on walls or books. Then suddenly language

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    African Burial Ground

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    Amanda Esenwein Intro to Archaeology Dr. Delvaux African Burial Ground Review & Analysis: After reading the articles it seems that many‚ in my opinion‚ value this Historic site I feel that it could not be more perfectly handled then the way it was. I primarily focused my thoughts on how the community was brought into the research project and how the researchers themselves handled everything with such dignity. I feel that by allowing everyone to have his or her input the project itself had such

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    and ethnographic cases. An example of both analogies given by the book is Kiva. (A) Formal similarities are shown between archaeological and Hopi Kivas and (B) Hopi culture is related to ancient Puebloan culture. 2. How are analogies useful to archaeology? What makes an analogy strong? Why must analogies be used cautiously? Analogies

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    Cultural Studies First Examination Due September 28th by Midnight Name ___________________________________________________________ Part One: Identifications (Write the correct terminology or name in the space provided by each statement. Some terms may not be used. Anthropology Human Race Orthopraxy Arbitrariness Informants Paralanguage Christianity Language Phonology Cultural Hybridization Language Family Pidgin Culture Language Ideology Priests Diachronic Langue

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    What Is Anthropology?

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    is defined as the study of humankind and their behavior. Anthropologists conduct scientific and humanistic studies of the culture and evolution of humans. Anthropology is traditionally broken down into four sub-fields: Biological anthropology‚ Archaeology‚ Linguistic anthropology‚ and Cultural anthropology. There is also a fifth sub-field‚ Applied anthropology. Each of these branches has its own skills‚ theories‚ and knowledge of studying humanity. Biological anthropology studies the human

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    the time I was lazy and watched netflix a lot‚ towards the end of the quarter I did better on fully completing my work as well as watching less television. When it came down to my classes‚ I spent more time focusing on my English classes and my archaeology class than on CHASS F1RST. In other

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    Mummies Are Fossils

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    According to the Great Archaeology; History of Archaeology’s online glossary‚ the definition of a fossil is "the recognizable remains such as bones shells or leaves other evidence tracks burrows impressions of past life on Earth." In more simple terms‚ a fossil is the preserved evidence of structured organic material that once lived on earth. The same glossary defines a mummy as "a corpse whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals‚ extreme

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    Harrington proposed that‚ in later life‚ Engels and Marx had advocated the development of socialism through parliamentary means‚ where-ever possible. Marxist understandings of history and of society have been adopted by academics in the disciplines of archaeology and anthropology‚ media studies‚ political science‚ theater‚ history‚ sociological theory‚ art history and art theory‚ cultural studies‚ education‚ economics‚ geography‚ literary criticism‚ aesthetics‚ critical psychology‚ and philosophy. According

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    CORE 1: CITIES OF VESUVIUS – POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM 1. Geographical content The physical environment: the geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING/NATURAL FEATURES Located in the coastal plain known today as Campania – 200km south of Rome Known for its temperate climate and beautiful landscape Plain faces the Bay of Naples – Tyrrhenian sea to the west Mount Vesuvius dominates the Campania plain Pompeii and Herculaneum

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