An Introduction to Anthropology's Four Fields: Culture, Biology, Language, and Archaeology
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Copyright: 2019
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An Introduction to Anthropology’s Four Fields: Culture, Biology, Language, and Archaeology informs, educates, and provides students with an understanding of the basic principles of anthropological history, research, and theory. This text ensures that essential historical signposts are clearly marked and explained.
With a holistic perspective, An Introduction to Anthropology’s Four Fields examines the fascinating process of human evolution and the wonderful complexities of early and modern civilizations, describing in detail how anthropologists specialize in various fields to understand the past thoroughly. Offering a plethora of opportunities to be captivated by anthropology’s vast focus, students are challenged, engaged, perplexed, and enlightened by this journey through its various domains.
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Four Field Anthropology
Arnaud F. Lambert
Chapter 2 – Evolutionary Theory
Conrad B. Quintyn
Chapter 3 – And Then There Was One: Modern Humans
Jeffrey Schwartz and Ian Tattersall
Chapter 4 – The Meaning of Culture
Arnaud F. Lambert
Chapter 5 – Male and Female: Sex, Marriage, Family, and Kinship
Michael J. Simonton
Chapter 6 – Expressive Culture: Symbols and Language
Arnaud F. Lambert
Chapter 7 – Ethnographic Studies
Liam Kilmurray
Chapter 8 – Subsistence Systems and Material Culture
Paul V. McDowell
Chapter 9 – Religion and Culture
Richley H. Crapo
Chapter 10 – Archaeology and Prehistory: Fragments from Antiquity
Liam Kilmurray
Chapter 11 – Applied Anthropology
Liam Kilmurray, Haviland, Fedorak, Lee
Conclusion