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Def of Archeology |
The study of humankind through material culture |
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Branches of ANthropology |
1. Archeology 2. cultural anth 3.physical anth 4.linguistic anth |
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def culture |
norms, values, beliefs agreed upon by a group of people, shared amongst themselves and passed from generation to generation |
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chairs as an example of archeology |
we didn’t used to have time to sit (“What’s sitting? What’s resting? AH A LION RUN!”), Now we sit for most of our lives because we dont need to hunt or survive attacks. We like to rest a lot. |
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history is written by the victor but ARch is... |
unbiased although possible to misinterpret... the truth is in the ground |
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occam's razor |
William of Occam (LATINIZED SP) “all things being equal, the simplest explanation is usually the right one” |
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Sir Leonard Woolley |
1880-1960 (19th -20thc) English, knighted (sir), British archeologist, found a lyre, Sumerian Ur (below Babylon, modern day Iraq) reconstruction excavated by sir LW |
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Abraham |
also from Ur, father of all religion (God tested his faith and ordered him to kill his 2nd born son (first born was with the servant lady because his wife couldn’t concieve)), Abraham’s father made idols but Abe is monotheistic from a polytheistic background (middle east), Rabbinic Story- Abe was watching the shop for dad and somehow all the idols smashed each other up and Abe left town. God said “I will make you the father of many nations”, A: “my wife is barren”, G”I’ll give you many children”, A:”we’re old”,. Sarah:”sleep with my slave Hagar”- Abe’s first son = Ishmael, then S gets pregnant S:”banish Hagar and Ishmael, Isaac our son deserves everything” (death sentance, but an angel protects them. God tests Abe and Abe is willing to kill Isaac then G says nvm and they kill a ram. Ishmael is the father of Islam Isaac, the father of Christianity. |
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The Standard of Ur |
excavated by sir LW, sumerian Ur’s artistic record: domesticated animals (horses asses oxen)= agricultural society. Chairs, social hierarchy , lyre, faggot (bundle of sticks), |
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kushiest place to be a slave |
South Ur except that when the master dies, you are killed to accompany him to the afterlife |
