Anthro 101 General Anthropology Introduction to Anthropology s subfields WSU Vancouver Prof Nicole Hess Biological Anthropology Also called Physical Anthropology The biology and evolution of the morphological and behavioral traits of humans and their close relatives Biological Anthropology Principles Molecular biology overview DNA protein synthesis genes Evolution with an emphasis on natural selection the type of evolution that produced the adaptations that all organisms including humans have Synthesis of the principles Biological Anthropology Evolution of divergent life forms Biological Anthropology Primates Primates of the past not as much evidence as would be nice Non human primates of the present Primate behavior Jane Goodall chimpanzee films Biological Anthropology Fossil hominins Biological Anthropology Human variation biological variation within the human species Biological Anthropology Evolution and human behavior Biological Anthropology The Hadza film Archaeology The study of the material culture and ecological context of historic and prehistoric human societies Overview History CRM cultural resource management Terms Methods Dating Ethical issues Archaeology subfields Archaeology Bioarchaeology study on trophy taking in California by Andrushko et al 2009 that combines multiple themes on Angel Below trepanation Archaeology Africa A History Denied film Great Zimbabwe Archaeology The Inca cloth of an Incan tunic Inca architecture Archaeology The Perfect Corpse film Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology Concepts e g cultural relativism ethnocentrism Brief discussion of the Nacirema World map depictions Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology First Contact film Papua New Guinea Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology Terms Ways of grouping cultures by their traits Band Tribe ChiefdomState Kinship Etc Yanomam films emphasizing various anthropological topics Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology Dead Birds film Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology Linguistics emphasizing themes in Pinker s text The Language Instinct Final Yanomam films emphasizing missionaries and culture change My Town is Ocamo and New Tribes Mission Syllabus details etc
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