Anthropology

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2012-05-19 Anthropology - I want to learn more about anthropology.:

Hi Pedro,    Anthropology, the study of man, is a very broad subject field. In fact, Anthropology is broken down in to many sub-categories:    Ethnography - the study of existing cultural groups  Musicology

2012-05-10 Anthropology - When did paleoanthropology become a recognized science?:

Hi Allison  19th century is correct.  "Paleoanthropology " encompasses both archaeological, paleontological, comparative anatomical, and genetic sources of information about human evolution.  The historical

2012-04-28 Anthropology - anatomy:

Hi Richard  The actual pattern in human stature is not a simple and linear one.  But, in general, Pleistocene Homo sapiens were pretty big guys, not "tall" by our standards (say, over 6 ft.), but probably

2012-04-13 Anthropology - Cat self-domestication in Epipaleolithic Levant:

Hi Pam  Sounds like a fun book.  There was a scientific paper on cat "domestication" in the Cyprus Neolithic not too long ago.  If by "cat predators" you mean wild felids (cats) who lived at the end of

2012-03-25 Anthropology - Physical Anthropology:

Hi Jacqueline,    This can depend on the population understudy as this can be different from profile to profile (Chinese is different from Polynesian which is different from Tamil etc...).     I would