MONTE VERDE: MIGRATION TO THE NEW WORLD “From Whence Came Those Aboriginals Of America?” Thomas Jefferson, arguably the first scientific investigator of the past, wrote that question in his field notes as he was excavating a mound at Monticello in 1787(Jefferson 1998). When and how humans arrived in the far flung parts of the world--that is, far flung from our Homo sapiens sapiens origins in Africa--is part of the essential problem that interests most archaeologists and paleontologists, and all people for that matter. After all, creation myths are in part attempts to answer the question "Where did we come from?" Origin myths are ancient oral history, and are by nature wrapped in uncertainty and vagueness; they often contradict one another
Cognitive Psychology Nicole Manuel Cognitive Psychology Psy/360 Sandy Melwuist-Reed University of Phoenix August 8th, 2009 Psychology is a growing field of study that in recent years has taken a step forward in the scientific world. Many different theories have been proposed over the years leading science to answers that society never thought would be confirmed. Dating back to ancient times, psychology was recorded, as some of the simplest questions were asked. Cognitive psychology is a branch that can be found dated back that far, but it was not until more recent decades that these theories began to be studied in a different light. Cognitive psychology may be the leading school of thought because of the questions asked,
Introduction Dr. Terry Mortenson, author of the article “The Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st Century,” describes some important points of an old debate that is relevant in everyone’s life. In this paper, I give a basic summary of what the author’s purpose was for writing the article previously mentioned. I will also describe some of the articles strengths and weaknesses that affected my thoughts and views on the Old-World theory. The author did a great job for the most part, but I will discuss some information that would make this article stronger. Article Summary “The Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st Century,” is an article that informs the readers of the impact of the Old-World theory.
Glynn Isaac: Pioneer of Prehistorical Archaeology When looking back at those who have created major impacts on the discipline of archaeology, many names come to light. The Leakey family has made incalculable discoveries to advance our understanding of the past, while Sir Leonard Woolley has furthered our understanding at the Royal Cemetery. The list goes on and on, but one person who has made very unique strides in this field is Glynn Isaac. Through his efforts, we have learned much about our hominin ancestors and their evolutionary changes within the regions of Africa and throughout the world. Glynn Isaac was an incredible archaeologist and his findings are still used today when reviewing both paleolithic and neolithic history of hominin species.
Before colonialism there were around 10,000 kingdoms. The theory of evolution of man is supported by a set of independent observations within the fields of anthropology, paleontology, and molecular biology. According to Dictionary.com, Anthropology means study of humans and their culture. Archaeologists have developed many effective methods and techniques for studying the past. Archaeologists also rely upon methods from other
Forensics and the Scientific Method Debra McCain University of Phoenix Forensic Science and Psychological Profiling CJA 590 Matthew D. Geyer, Psy.D. January 30, 2010 Forensics and the Scientific Method The Scientific Method has been used for many centuries to help scientist discover what, how, and why things exist. This allows the scientist to be an unbiased by-stander to an experiment they may be conducting, a theory they may be trying to prove, and even to disprove a theory. It allows people to be more objective and gives them critical thinking skills. In the world of forensics the scientific method the scientific method allows everyone in the case to be objective, unbiased, and gives him or her critical thinking skills.
Chapter 1: * Primary Sources * Records produced during the time period being studied and often produced by the people involved during the time period being studied. * Historians base their work on it. * They may be derived from three basic historical resources; artifacts, tradition, and written records * Artifacts * Objects made by man i. May be small relics, towering monuments, or priceless works of art * Most are simple, everyday items * Pottery, tools, weapons, furniture, clothing, coins, and jewelry unearthed by archaeologists give us valuable information about everyday life in past centuries. * Worldview * A perspective from which they may examine and interpret the universe and
While Schliemann was excavating the site he named 9 different phases of life in Troy using the 9 different strata’s, naming the top layer Troy 1 to the bottom layer Troy 9. Modern day archaeologists still use this method, stratigraphy, although now archaeologists are much more careful in digging the layers. By layering the site it helps determine the date of the objects found with the strata closest to the top being the most recent to the bottom strata being the oldest. Dating the strata’s also helped determine the change and progress in the lifestyle of the Trojans over
In this course, the purpose of Bio-anthropology is to explain the various developments and changes in fossil records through scientific hypotheses. For instance, one of the earliest changes in hominin fossils was bipedalism – the act of walking upright. This powerful adaptation in early hominins deserves an explanation. As a result, anthropologists have wrestled with numerous scientific hypotheses to explain this locomotion phenomenon found in early Australopithecus, Ardipithecus, Sahelanthropus, etc. Therefore, the purpose of this exercise paper is to explore the different hypotheses and adaptations associated with the development of bipedalism in early hominin populations.
Since then, the definition of culture has varied dramatically from one anthropologist to the next. Edward B. Tylor’s definition of ‘culture’ has often been perceived as the classical annotation. "Culture, or civilization, taken in its broad, ethnographic sense, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."