Forensic anthropology is a form of anthropology that can be described as the study of humans. These types of anthropologists focus mainly on identifying and constructing a biological profile based off of old/ancient remains. They do this by estimating age‚ sex‚ body type‚ and ancestry as well as identifying certain characteristics like diseases and injuries that could help in identifying the cause of death. To determine these things they start off by asking themselves a number of questions such as
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Aaron Walker AC0316332 AN310 Cultural Anthropology Assignment 05 Cultural Anthropology May 1‚ 2011 The extreme increase in the use of technology has drastically changed the lives of many families across the world. From a computer that would take up an entire room and weighed tons of pounds and cost as much as $450‚000‚ to a home computer that could handle a range of activities. Even though technology has positively contributed to our standard of living‚ families have realized the
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heaps of information just by studying the skeleton. Another example of figurative language of forensic anthropology is “Giving faces to the lost.” We aren’t literally gonna go make a face and give it to someone who is lost(dead)‚ that would be absurd! This simply means that we are going to try and figure out who the skeleton was before he/she died. My personal favorite example of forensic anthropology figurative language is “Dead man talking.” Now I hope you know that dead people cannot actually talk
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Exam 2 Review Ch. 7 * Hominins: Modern humans and all extinct species more closely related to humans than chimps and bonobos * Fossils found in water and wind-eroded exposures‚ rift valleys (Great Africa and Rift Valley)‚ volcanic tuffs‚ rich in potassium‚ café sites. In Africa during the Late Miocene * Majority of known fossil record is from 500‚000 years ago * Characteristics: increased upright posture‚ bipedal locomotion‚ change in diet‚ larger braincase‚ small face‚ smaller
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Anthropology 2 Midterm Study Guide: Professor Li Zhang Midterm Date: October 30‚ 2012 Week 1 What is the scope of cultural anthropology? Discuss its focus of inquiry‚ approach‚ and major changes over time. ● Cultural anthropology is concerned with the nature and extent of social and cultural differences among different societies. Focus on Inquiry: Why there are different cultures and how they came about and are affected or changing. Focus on Approach: Approaches could be urban
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Christina Martinez HCS 3102 Cultural Anthropology Horowitz Observing Hayes Valley in San Francisco I sat along the west wide of the Hayes Valley Park in San Francisco‚ on a cold damp cement park bench‚ around four-thirty on a Friday afternoon. The day was bright‚ with lingering clouds over head; a chilly breeze was passing through in mild to quick bursts. There were approximately twenty-five people who stayed at the park during the entire observation; a bit difficult to track everyone coming
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“A Language‚ Not Quite Spanish‚ With African Echoes” 1. In which region and in what country is San Basilio located? What is the language of the linguistic minority in this region? What are the cultural advantages of being in this linguistic minority? Answer: San Basilio is located in the Caribbean region of Columbia. The language spoken is Palenquero. The cultural advantages of being in this linguistic minority are that they are closer knit with everyone in the community. Everyone within the community
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The Book of the Dead Introduction There were a number of spells in the Book of the Dead to protect spirits from insect attacks. The Book of the Dead had many uses. This ‘book’ could come in many styles‚ but they did not all look the same. It was thought that it was first wrote by one man to be safe throughout the journey to the other life. Finally‚ the Book of the Dead was a ‘book’ that guided one’s spirit safely to the afterlife‚ believed to be written first by the scribe‚ “Thoth”‚ with colored
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Found in northeast Arizona‚ Chevelon Pueblo was theorized to have flourished for a time but then eventually abandoned. It is recognized as the third largest of the eight ancestral Hopi pueblos. This site provides features such as 500 rooms‚ plazas and kivas that give vital evidence supporting that an ancient civilization used to reside there. Although it is obvious that the site was abandoned‚ it has not yet been proven as to how‚ when and why the inhabitants dispersed. However theories such as‚
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Assignment 3 The excavation of El Loro unearthed numerous old artifacts. It uncovered pots‚ bottles‚ textiles‚ grinding stones‚ and numerous other items once used by this lands inhabitants. Based on the law of superposition we know that the stratum furthest down is the oldest and the stratum closest to the surface is the newest. Another fact that we have for excavation is the law of association stating that‚ items near one another or in the same stratum are from the same time period. From those
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