Archaeology is very interesting because it is the study of human cultures from the past‚ this subfield is very important because it shows how cultures were in the past. Everything that studied in this subfield is material remains of artifacts and architecture. Physical anthropology is the study of all the way a human is. The study of human evolution and how humans became humans is what goes on throughout this subfield along with the variation of them. Cultural anthropology is what some call modern
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The Dead Sea Scrolls The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient manuscripts that were found at several sites near the western shore of the Dead Sea in a small community named Khirbet Qumran (Kee 62). The most important site was near Qumran‚ where eleven caves containing scrolls and artifacts were discovered. In early 1947‚ a shepherd boy by the name of Muhammed the Wolf was searching for some goats near a cliff on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Climbing up after one that had strayed away‚ he noticed
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1.) Were the North American megafauna wiped out by early human colonizers? The Overkill hypothesis is of the Clovis crossing into a “virgin continent” (The America’s) and wiped out the megafauna due to overhunting. First developed by Paul Martin in the 1960’s‚ Clovis started to occupy North and South America 13‚500-12‚500 years ago; soon after early sites were established 17 genera of North and South American megafauna went extinct between 13‚250-12‚900 (other species such as ground sloths become
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Classical statue would be the Knidian Aphrodite – however‚ the original statue from the fourth-century BCE was not persevered well (Lee 103). Mireille M Lee‚ an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University whose research interests include Greek art and archaeology are reflected in her article‚ Other "Ways of Seeing": Female Viewers of the Knidian Aphrodite‚ where she discussing the physical appearance of Aphrodite and various interpretations of its meaning. Despite fluctuating opinions on the intended spectators
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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie‚ DBE was an English crime writer of novels‚ short stories‚ and plays. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott‚ but she is best remembered for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name‚ most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot‚ Miss Jane Marple and Tommy and Tuppence. She also wrote the world’s longest-running play‚ The Mousetrap. Born to a wealthy upper-middle-class
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Modern psychology is defined as many subject areas within psychology‚ examples including either biological or cognitive psychology (Schultz and Schultz 2012). Such subjects have little in common except for their broad interest in human behaviour. However‚ a framework which binds these approaches is their history. By exploring the history of psychology it is possible to see the nature of psychology in the modern day (Schultz and Schultz 2012). It is also important to consider the influence of philosophy
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“The word anthropology is derived from the Greek words anthropo‚ meaning “human beings” or “humankind‚” and logia‚ translated as “knowledge of” or “the study of.”1 Likewise‚ it is a study which comprises four subfields: the physical anthropology‚ archaeology‚ linguistic anthropology and cultural anthropology or ethnology‚ which constitutes a broad approach to the study of humanity.2 Furthermore‚ “Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space.”3 Consequently‚ anthropology is a
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Chapter 5: “The Politics of Archaeology” [ 56 ]. Brian Brennen and Estelle Lazer‚ Pompeii and Herculaneum Interpreting the Evidence (Sydney‚ 2005) [ 57 ]. IBID [ 58 ]. Alison E Cooley‚ Pompeii (London‚ 2003)‚ Chapter 5: “The Politics of Archaeology” [ 59 ]. Brian Brennen and Estelle Lazer‚ Pompeii and Herculaneum Interpreting the Evidence (Sydney‚ 2005) [ 60 ]. IBID [ 61 ]. IBID [ 62 ]. Alison E Cooley‚ Pompeii (London‚ 2003)‚ Chapter 5: “The Politics of Archaeology” [ 63 ]. Brian Brennen and
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The bible is refer to as a collection of scared writing for Christians‚ which is comprise of the Old Testament and New Testament. The bible is also known as Hebrew Scriptures. It is accepted as being authoritative‚ informative ‚ and reliable source. The Word Bible is derived from the Greek word “Biblos”[1] which refers to the outer coat of papyrus reed in Egypt during the eleventh century B.C. and by the second century A.D. The term was used to refer to the authoritative writings of Christianity
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arts. Studies intend to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills. Disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences (according to The Ohio Humanities Council) History‚ Anthropology and Archaeology study human social‚ political‚ and cultural development. Literature‚ languages‚ and Linguistics explore how we communicate with each other and how our ideas and thoughts on the human experience are expressed and interpreted. Philosophy‚ Ethics
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