ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Evolutionary Anthropology, Human Behaviour, Conservation Biology
17/09/2015
ANT100
Introduction to Anthropology
Tutorials to take place in AP302 19 Russell Street (3rd floor)
Anthropology is defined as the holistic study of humans, past and present that
draws and builds upon knowledge from the social sciences, biological sciences,
humanities, and natural sciences.
First Section: Evolutionary Anthropology
1) Historical development, mechanisms, and outcomes of biological evolution
2) Diversity of life and the natural processes that produced this diversity
3) The primate fossil record, with a basic understanding of patterns and
processes that evolved in the hominid branch
4) The basic ecology, behaviour, and conservation biology of extant primates
5) How evolutionary anthropologists apply biological concepts in their research
on human health, disease, and forensics.
Archaeology
Archaeologists are people who study extinct cultures and societies. Interacting with
other people and disciplines, they don’t just dig up old artifacts.
1) Intro to Archaeology
Relationship of archaeology to other disciplines
2) The Archaeological Record
What survives from the past and how do we interpret it? How old is it?
3) Analysis and Interpretation
Archaeological data and interpretations
4) The Earliest Traces of Human Behaviour
Stone tools from around 2.5 MYA to the origin of modern Homo sapiens
5) Origin and Spread of Modern Humans
From African origins to peopling the entire globe
A culture is a shared way of acting and thinking. Different groups of people have
different cultures. Different cultures live in different societies – which are composed
of people and their relationships, while culture is more ephemeral (in their heads,
their habits). Anthropology looks at how language affects society and culture.
Anthropology assisted colonialists to understand the cultures of lands that were
colonised by white Europeans.
Present day challenge of culture dealing with culture in the context of unity.
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Tutorials to take place in ap302 19 russell street (3rd floor) Anthropology is defined as the holistic study of humans, past and present that draws and builds upon knowledge from the social sciences, biological sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. Archaeologists are people who study extinct cultures and societies. Interacting with other people and disciplines, they don"t just dig up old artifacts: intro to archaeology. Relationship of archaeology to other disciplines: the archaeological record. How old is it: analysis and interpretation. Archaeological data and interpretations: the earliest traces of human behaviour. Stone tools from around 2. 5 mya to the origin of modern homo sapiens: origin and spread of modern humans. From african origins to peopling the entire globe. A culture is a shared way of acting and thinking. Different cultures live in different societies which are composed of people and their relationships, while culture is more ephemeral (in their heads, their habits). Anthropology looks at how language affects society and culture.
