Archeology Archeology, the branch of anthropology that is devoted to the study of the human past, often focuses on the period before people began to keep written records. Archeologists study the origin, spread, and evolution of culture by examining the remains of past societies. They share the ...
Ancient Maya believed that the rain god Chaak resided in caves and natural wells called cenotes. Maya farmers today in Mexico’s parched Yucatán still appeal to Chaak for the gift of rain. Meanwhile cenotes are giving archaeologists new insights into th
Modern-day anthropology consists of two major divisions: cultural anthropology, which deals with the study of human culture in all its aspects; and physical anthropology, which is the study of human physical character, in both the past and present. Anthropology emerged as an independent science i...
Taking anthropology as a resource for cultural critique, the course will be organized through a set of readings chosen to illustrate central topics concerning the cultural and material practices that comprise digital technologies. We'll examine social histories of automata and automation; the trope of...
Works connected with philosophy and theology are quite heterogeneous, both in terms of perspective and content. In order to systematise this variety, I have concentrated on the following topics: theological anthropology, sexology, canon law, history, hagiography and women writers. I do not pretend...
Anthropology and the Study of the Armed Forces Militaries are large-scale, public organizations, and many studies of the military liken to, or differentiate them from, other such entities. Their defining characteristic is the production, management, and use of legitimate state-mandated (if sometimes...
从第一段中“Anthropology is the study of different societies in the present and past.”中提取 答案。 2. About 6 million years ago. 从第二段中“When the earliest kinds of humans started walking on two legs about 6 million years ago, their brains were the same size as a chimpanzee's.”...
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Posted inAnthropology,Archeology,Evolution|2 Comments » Without immigration OECD populations will be in decline and in crisis January 17, 2014 In times of high unemployment the anti-immigration voices are raised very high everywhere and especially in many European countries. Much of the sentiment ...
So in the summer we had a vacation on an island, and I bought some books on anthropology, sociology and so on, about gay parenting. Raul: And we started to read books, we were on a beach listening, reading books about surrogacy, about family… Vito: And coming back from this vacation...