Ucla anthropology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Positionality - Ans Individuals social and cultural beleifs infleunce their perspectives and interpretatins of information Detached observer - Ans Neutral and uninvolved stance during research, minimized bias and emotional involement Reading culture - Ans Aims at deciphering the meanings embedded in and conveyed through language, symbols, gestures, and activities that are shared by members of a society

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Why be a biped? Climate change - Ans the overall effect in Africa was to cause rain forests to shrink and woodland habitats to expand. Climate change affected forest more → forest shrinks and becomes woodland, the ripe fruits become less abundant, more dispersed, and more seasonal. These changes would require larger traveling time, eating fallback foods such as leaves of plans and various herbs.

The four forces of evolution - Ans 1. natural selection 2. mutation 3. gene flow 4. genetic drift What is required for a variation to be hidden - Ans the trait must be affected by genes at many loci

Anthro 1 Final (UCLA) Upper Paleolithic Tools - A wide variety of materials (bone, antler, ivory) Unclear if associated with humans or Neanderthals UP Tools used for - Trade with wide networks and were transported very long distances UP Hunting - Expanded range (Large herbivore, Fish, Birds) UP Gathering - Wild barley, wheat, pistachios, olives, figs, grapes- although doesn't fossilize well UP Shelters - Mammoth Bones and skin coverings UP Life - Is better. Higher population, l...