ANT102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Underwater Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, Primatology

• School: UTM
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT102H5
• Professor: Linda Mc Nenly

Document Summary

Chapter 1 anthropology & the study of culture. Anthropology: the study of humanity, including its prehistoric origins and contemporary human diversity. The study of humans as biological organisms: primatology: nonhuman primates, paleoanthropology: human evolution, contemporary human biological variation: seek to explain differences in the biological makeup & behaviour of contemporary humans. Study of past human cultures through their material remains: prehistoric archeology: pre written records, historical archaeology: written records, underwater archaeology: submerged archaeological sites. Excavated part of the the fresh kills landfill on staten island. Findings reveal recent consumption patterns & how they affect the environment. Linguistic anthropology: ex (communication officers from star trek) Study of communication among humans: historical linguistics: language change over time & how languages are related, descriptive linguistics: how languages differ in terms of their formal structure, sociolinguistics: relationships among social variation, social context. & linguistic variation (cultural uses of language and communication non verbal as well)