Anthropology For Dummies. Cameron M. Smith
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Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here
5 Part 1: What Is Anthropology? Chapter 1: Human Beings and Being Human: An Overview of Anthropology Digging Into Anthropology’s History Getting Acquainted with Anthropology’s Subfields Making Sense of Anthropology’s Methods Applied Anthropology: Using the Science in Everyday Life Chapter 2: Looking Into Humanity’s Mirror: Anthropology’s History Getting to the Heart of Anthropology Dazed and Confused: What It Is to Be Human -Isms and the Making of Anthropology Anthropology Today Chapter 3: Actually, Four Mirrors: How Anthropology Is Studied Physical Anthropology and the Evolutionary Basis of Biology Archaeology: The Study of Ancient Societies Linguistic Anthropology Cultural Anthropology: The Study of Living Societies
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Part 2: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
Chapter 4: The Wildest Family Reunion: Meet the Primates
Monkey Business: Primate Origins
You Look Like an Ape: Primate Species
Yes, We Have No Bananas: Primate Subsistence
Monkeying Around: Primate Locomotion
Monkey See, Monkey Do: Primate Social Groups and Behavior
Primates Today (But For How Long?)
Chapter 5: My Career Is in Ruins: How Anthropologists Learn about the Past
What, How Old, and Where: It’s All You Need to Know
Keeping Time: How Archaeologists Date Finds
Saving Space: How Archaeologists Keep Track of Where Artifacts Are Found
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