Intro to Anthro

Question 1

biological anthro

Answer 1

physical anthro; concerned with humans as a physical species; study human evolution and modern human variation;

Question 2

fossils

Answer 2

fragments of bones indicating human origins

Question 3

paleoanthropology

Answer 3

study of humans via fossils; use fossil info to date, classify, and compare humans from the past, determine links between modern humans and their ancestors; subfield of biological anthro

Question 4

primatology

Answer 4

study of primates; observe differences between humans and primates

Question 5

subfields of biological anthro

Answer 5

physical, forensic, paleoanthropology, primatology, human anatomy, human taxonomy, ethology, population genetics, human ecology, bioarchaeology, anthropometry

Question 6

four subfields of anthro

Answer 6

biological anthro, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthro (ethnology), applied anthro

Question 7

methods of studying biological anthro

Answer 7

fossils, primates, skeletal structure, genetics

Question 8

archaeology

Answer 8

studies material traces of past societies; explores their values, beliefs, norms; study artifacts and go through middens

Question 9

artifacts

Answer 9

material products of former societies; oftens retrieved from middens

Question 10

middens

Answer 10

ancient trash piles