Anthropology Ch 1-8

The study of people-their origins, their development, and contemporary variations, wherever and whenever they have been found.

... an understanding of the biological and cultural origins and evolutionary development of species-Aims to describe the broadest sense, what it means to be human

physical archaeology anthropological linguistics cultural

Studies both human biological evolution and contemporary racial variations among peoples of the world

The study of human evolution though human remains

The study of nonhuman primates in their natural environments for the purpose of gaining insights into the human evolutionary process. may help explain early human strategies for adapting to the environment.

A subgroup of the human population whose members share a greater number of genes and physical traits with one another than they do with members of other subgroups

The study of inherited physical traits

The study of interrelationships between population characteristics and environments

The study of the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease in populations

Study of prehistoric and historic cultures through the excavation of material remains

A type of material remain (found by archaeologists) that has been made or modified by humans, such as tools, arrowheads, and so on

Archaeological remains that have been made or modified by people and cannot easily be carried away, such as house foundations, fireplaces, and posthole.

Physical remains that were used by humans but not made or reworked by humans (seeds and bones)

A form of applied archaeology that involves identifying, evaluation, and sometimes excavating sites before roads, dams, and buildings are constructed