ASB 223 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cultural Relativism, Spear-Thrower, Tempora

• School: ASU
• Department: Anthropology (Social and Behavioral)
• Course: ASB 223
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Anthropology: the study of humans and human evolution, including culture, language, and physical remains. Old vs. new word: everything but the americas vs. the americas. Culture: generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance. Cultural relativism: is looking at a culture without bias. Ethnocentrism: looking at a culture where you assume you"re the best and everyone is inferior. Physical: the study of early humans, human evolution, biological diversity within humans. Archaeology: the study of the physical remains left behind. Artifact: single item of anthropological importance, relates to humans. Ecofact: single item of anthropological importance, relates to the environment. Feature: some human non-portable activity that generally has a vertical characteristic to it in relation to site stratigraphy. Site: a location where numerous artifacts (or ecofacts) were found. Midden: a collection can be manmade or natural (though with manmade usually means trash heap)