1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Ninth Edition
Robert Jurmain
Harry Nelson
Lynn Kilgore
Wenda Trevathan

2. Chapter 1, Introduction What is Anthropology? Cultural Anthropology
Archaeology
Linguistic Anthropology
Physical Anthropology
Physical Anthropology and Scientific Method
The Anthropological Perspective

3. What is Anthropology? The study of humankind.
The study of all aspects of the human species including our biology (from an evolutionary perspective).

4. Subfields of Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Archaeology
Physical Anthropology

5. Cultural Anthropology
Study of all aspects of human behavior.
Subfields:
Urban - deals with issues of inner cities.
Medical - explores relationship between culture and health.
Economic - concerned with the distribution of goods and resources.

6. Archaeology
Study of early cultures and lifeways to answer questions of human behavior.
Artifacts and material culture left behind by civilizations provide information about the nature of the society.

7. Linguistic Anthropology
Study of the origin of language and human speech.
Acquisition and use of language is a unique human characteristic.
Relationship between culture and language:
How do members of a society perceive phenomena?
How does the use of language shape perceptions?

8. Physical Anthropology
Study of human biology within framework of evolution.
Two principal areas of interest:
How modern species came to exist
Physical variation

9. Subfields of Physical Anthropology
Paleoanthropology - study of human evolution.
Anthropometry - measurement of human body parts.
Primatology - study of nonhuman primates.
Osteology - study of skeletons.

10. Scientific Method State the research problem. Develop a hypothesis.
Test the hypothesis through data collection and analysis of the data.
If the hypothesis is verified it becomes a theory.