subfield of anthropology anthropology the study of humans past and present cultural anthropology linguistic anthropology biological anthropology archaeology archaeology study of human past through the systematic recovery and analysis of things left behind studies relationships between human behavior and material culture in all places and times not all archaeologists study the past cid 127 material remains artifact object used modified or manufactured by humans ecofact plant or animal remains found at a sight feature non portable human modified material remains use material remains to reconstruct ancient technologies resource use subsistence trade networks health and nutrition ritual activities and social and political organizations evolutionary perspective change over time uniquely qualified to study human past archaeology vs history 98 of human past occurred before written records earliest artifacts 2 5 million years ago earliest written records 5000 years ago cid 127 methods and techniques scientific method survey and excavation laboratory analysis cid 127 multidisciplinary techniques ethnographic studies and experiments reconstruct past but static picture is not enough ultimate goal to EXPLAIN change cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127
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