[ARCH 100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (63 pages long)

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 100
• Professor: David Maxwell

Document Summary

Incl: human biology, behaviour, interation w/ enviro, culture. 4 fields: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, biological anthropology. Typically, these groups are ppl of diff cultural background than anthropologist studying them (studying own culture is sociology) Cultural anthropologists freq study social behaviours such as belief sys, kinship sys, etc. Typically, these are languages are strictly verbal and have no written form. Linguists do work n archaeology when ancient scripts present. Biological & physiological study of humans, their ancestors, relatives. Freq involves study of human skeletons, assessing diet, disease, pop genetics, etc. Study of human behaviour as reflected in material culture, specifically artifacts. Although it usu is, arch does not need to be a study of the past exclusively. Study of past human behaviour from materials left behind. Can be ancient items, such as stone tools that are millions of years old. Can also be recent items such as modern garbage.