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Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials, 3 rd Edition

Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials, 3 rd Edition. CRAIG STANFORD JOHN S. ALLEN SUSAN C. ANTÓN. Chapter 1 What is Biological Anthropology?. Anthropology and Its Subfields. Cultural Anthropology. Archaeology. Linguistic Anthropology. Biological Anthropology.

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Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials, 3 rd Edition

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  1. Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials, 3rd Edition CRAIG STANFORD JOHN S. ALLEN SUSAN C. ANTÓN

  2. Chapter 1 What is Biological Anthropology?

  3. Anthropology and Its Subfields Cultural Anthropology Archaeology Linguistic Anthropology Biological Anthropology

  4. Cultural Anthropology • The study of human societies, • especially in a cross-cultural context • Ethnology • Ethnography • Applied Anthropology

  5. Archaeology • The study of the material culture of past peoples • Artifacts • Material Culture • Salvage Archaeology

  6. Linguistic Anthropology • The study of language, its history and use; also called anthropological linguistics • Linguistic form • Linguistic function • Social Context

  7. Biological Anthropologist: Any scientist studying evolution as it relates to the human species

  8. The Scope of Biological Anthropology Paleoanthropology Skeletal Biology and Osteology Paleopathology and Bioarchaeology Forensic Anthropology Primatology Human Biology

  9. Paleoanthropology The study of the fossil record of ancestral humans and their primate kin

  10. Skeletal Biology and Human Osteology The study of the skeleton and the patterns and processes of human growth, physiology, and development

  11. Paleopathology and Bioarchaeology The study of the disease in ancient human populations

  12. Forensic Anthropology The study of human remains applied to a legal context

  13. Primatology The study of the non-human primates and their anatomy, genetics, behavior, and ecology

  14. Human Biology Deals with human growth and development, adaptation to environmental extremes, and human genetics

  15. The Roots of Modern Biological Anthropology • Fossil hominid discoveries • Darwin • Physical anthropology • Sherwood Washburn’s Synthesis • Field studies • New dating techniques • Multidisciplinary approach

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