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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.11%3A_Becoming_HumanThis massive drought in North America appears in the stratigraphy at Clovis sites and is called The Black Mat, which represents the mud at the bottom of a dried-out water Source. Several species of gi...This massive drought in North America appears in the stratigraphy at Clovis sites and is called The Black Mat, which represents the mud at the bottom of a dried-out water Source. Several species of giant flightless birds called moas (Dinornithiformes)—some stood up to 12 feet tall and weighed up to 500 pounds—existed on the islands prior to the arrival of the first humans from Polynesia around AD 1250-1300, then abruptly became extinct within 200 years of their arrival from over-hunting.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.08%3A_Human_VariationIn the History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, geneticist Adam Rutherford describes how the world’s pre-eminent geneticists placed bets on the number genes in the human genome, anticipating the results of...In the History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, geneticist Adam Rutherford describes how the world’s pre-eminent geneticists placed bets on the number genes in the human genome, anticipating the results of the Human Genome Project. Researchers at the University of New Mexico Hospital and the Baca Family Historical Project are starting an effort to better diagnose people. (See this site if you have CCM and want to participate in a study to try to determine why the disease differs in severity).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.04%3A_Ritual_and_Rites_of_PassageArchaeologist and priest Abbe Henri Breuil (1877–1961) suggested that ancient paintings of animals on the walls of European caves were a form of sympathetic hunting magic, an attempt to increase anima...Archaeologist and priest Abbe Henri Breuil (1877–1961) suggested that ancient paintings of animals on the walls of European caves were a form of sympathetic hunting magic, an attempt to increase animal numbers or aid in the hunt through the concept of “like produces like”. In essence, depicting the animals with spears in them, assists in the actual hunt.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.03%3A_Pursuit_of_FoodTraditional foragers or forager/gardeners of today and the recent past include the “forest people” (formerly called pygmies) of Uganda and the Congo, the Inuit of the Arctic (the Eskimo), the Hadza of...Traditional foragers or forager/gardeners of today and the recent past include the “forest people” (formerly called pygmies) of Uganda and the Congo, the Inuit of the Arctic (the Eskimo), the Hadza of Tanzania, the Huarorani of Ecuador, the Batek of Malaysia, and aboriginals of Australia to name a few.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.07%3A_PrimatesThe classification of primates is actually quite complex, and monkeys and actually more closely related to apes than they are to prosimians, but dividing the primates into these three simple categorie...The classification of primates is actually quite complex, and monkeys and actually more closely related to apes than they are to prosimians, but dividing the primates into these three simple categories provides a baseline for understanding the more nuanced aspects of primate classification. The silverback male, named for the silvery hair that develops on his back and rump, is the only breeding male in the group and he protects his reproductive access to females in the group.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)This introductory textbook in anthropology is designed to give you an understanding of the diversity of the human experience. Students will become familiar with the four subfields of anthropology: cul...This introductory textbook in anthropology is designed to give you an understanding of the diversity of the human experience. Students will become familiar with the four subfields of anthropology: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and biological anthropology. We will discuss the diversity of world cultures, the human fossil record, the human past, and the development and use of language.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.01%3A_What_Is_AnthropologyIn Pulitzer Prize finalist David Foster Wallace’s “What is water?” commencement address (Sullivan 2013) he tells a simple story: “There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet ...In Pulitzer Prize finalist David Foster Wallace’s “What is water?” commencement address (Sullivan 2013) he tells a simple story: “There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way who nods at them and says, ‘Morning boys, how’s the water?’ The two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, ‘What the hell is water?’” What’s true for fish in water is also true for human culture.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.06%3A_LanguageThere does appear to be a dimension of color words that is not cultural,but deeply embedded in the human mind, as everyone has color names for “dark” and “light”. And, if a language has only three col...There does appear to be a dimension of color words that is not cultural,but deeply embedded in the human mind, as everyone has color names for “dark” and “light”. And, if a language has only three color terms, it is almost always “dark”, light”, and “red”. People with no specific terms for numbers, like the Pirahã of Brazil, aren’t able to keep track of exact quantities.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.05%3A_MarriageThe bride then chooses a man to have sex with, like a sperm donor, and the children of that union are considered the offspring of the female husband and the female wife. The Universal Declaration of H...The bride then chooses a man to have sex with, like a sperm donor, and the children of that union are considered the offspring of the female husband and the female wife. The Universal Declaration of Humans Rights (1948) stands in opposition to child marriage, stating, “Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.” In the United States, teen marriage is associated low education, lower wages, and higher unemployment (Dahl 2010).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.12%3A_Future_HumansWhat are the things that have made me flourish?” If we ask these questions in a thoughtful, explicit way, then we can say more definitely what these technologies are adding to the human experience and...What are the things that have made me flourish?” If we ask these questions in a thoughtful, explicit way, then we can say more definitely what these technologies are adding to the human experience and, more importantly, what they’re subtracting from the human experience.” (Illing 2018) As we experience these new changes in technology and what it means to be human, people, especially young people, have much power in deciding the shape of a culture’s values and the stories and symbols that suppor…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Introductory_Anthropology/Anthropology%3A_Being_Human_(Ruth)/01%3A_Chapters/1.10%3A_Portals_to_the_PastThe venerable astronomer Carl Sagan wrote of the magical quality of books in Cosmos, “One glance at it and you hear the Voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Not only d...The venerable astronomer Carl Sagan wrote of the magical quality of books in Cosmos, “One glance at it and you hear the Voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Not only does this Research show that liquid chocolate was in the pots, but given that cacao grows nowhere near New Mexico today, archaeologists can develop and test further questions of trade and exchange between the American Southwest and Mesoamerica to the south more than 1,000 years ago.
