ANT205H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bioarchaeology, Board Certification, Paleopathology
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1. 1 forensic anthropology: anthropology: the study of humankind (greek anthropos = man, logia = study, anthropology generally consists of 4 primary subdisciplines, cultural anthropology, cultural anthropology: also known as socio-cultural or social anthropology. It is the study of human cultural variation, including aspects of social organization, subsistence practice, economics, politics, conflict, technology, and religion. Linguistic anthropology: study of human communication, including differences across time and space, and how language systems affect human culture and behaviour: archaeology, archaeology: study of past human cultures through the materials left behind. Material culture can include artifacts (tools), ecofacts (skeletal remains), and features (remains of buildings and other structures: artifacts: any object modified by humans, usually tools, pottery, jewelry, etc. Ecofacts: a natural object with cultural significance (example: food refuse, skeletal remains, pollen) Features: an observable modification to the landscape, such as buildings, roads, or pits: archaeologists often use cultural and evolutionary theories to test hypotheses against the archaeological record, physical anthropology.
