ANT-2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Biological Anthropology, Primatology, Paleopathology
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Is the study of humanity, including our pre-historic origins and contemporary human diversity. Covers much greater span of time than other disciplines that study humanity. Some consider a science; - form of inquiry that involves first the formulation of (hypothesis, or hunch) then observation or testing whether the hunch/hypothesis is correct. Understanding humanity through the study of people"s. Art, music, poetry, language and other forms of symbolic expression. Anthropology seeks to produce new knowledge primary goal as an academic field of inquiry. Government, policy makers, businesses, technology developers, health care providers, teachers and the general public. Study of humans as biological organisms, including their evolution and contemporary variation. Study of the nonhuman members of the order of mammals called primates. Wide range of animals from small, nocturnal to gorillas (largest members) Primatologists study nonhuman primates in wild and in captivity. Record and analyze how the animals spend their.
