ACC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Clavicle, Homo Sapiens, Radiocarbon Dating
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Biocultural approach- humans are the combination of biology and culture that have shaped our evolutionary history over the last several million years. Our brain size has increased over time which contributed to many developments such as language. Cultural anthropology- began during the enlightenment of the 18th century which shaped how. Medical anthropology- explores the relationship between culture and health. Paleoanthropology- study of human evolution, fossil record, a subfield of physical anthropology. Molecular anthropology- use new technologies to explore relatedness between human and nonhuman primates. (dna sequence) Paleopathology- branch of osteology that looks at traces of disease and injury on human skeletons. Archeology- looks at material culture that was left behind by ancient civilizations. Cultural resource management: guarding of the archeological heritage through the protection of sites. Pertaining to measurements of quality and including such properties as size, number, and capacity. An explanation of a phenomenon that requires repeated testing.
