I’m not a big fan of symbolic anthropology, but I really enjoyed reading this book for class.
Just bought this book. It’s about forensic archaeology - which is basically using archaeological methods to recover forensic evidence from a site. I just got back from the AAFS conference and did not hear anyone using that term. It make sense, because there were a few speakers that called for the need of investigators to learn archaeological skills in order to be more observant in the environment and document sites in detail. I’m excited.
Cancel the scheduled show “American Diggers.”
This show, as advertised by Spike TV (http://aroundthenetworks.com/spike-tv-announces-unscripted-show-american-digger/), will follow a team “led by former professional wrestler-turned-modern- day relic hunter Ric Savage as they scour … battlefields and historic sites, in hopes of striking it rich by unearthing and selling rare pieces of American history.”
“American Diggers,” as described, encourages and glorifies looting and the antiquities trade at the expense of American history. Although the items pilfered by the team are acknowledged to have “great historical and cultural significance,” these items are sold for individual profit.
Simply plucking valuable historical items from the ground removes these items from their context. If excavated systematically by a team of trained archaeologists these sites could prove invaluable to our cultural history. The team and Spike TV are clearly more interested in turning a quick profit than in history and education, but by glorifying these irresposible actions they are encouraging the public to follow suit.——————————————————————————————
Even if you’re not interested in archaeology, please sign this anyway so our country’s history won’t be dug up and sold for profit.
I don’t know how much good petitions are, but I’m going to do what I can because looting makes me so angry!
Human eyeballs may have grown larger as populations migrated farther and farther from the equator, an eye-socket analysis shows
People who live farther from the equator have larger eye sockets than their tropical counterparts, a new study finds. And as people inhabited higher and higher latitudes, eye socket size grew along with the northerly or southerly extent of their migrations.
“It’s never been shown before that latitude and vision are related in this way in humans,” says Robert Barton, an evolutionary anthropologist from Durham University in England, who was not involved in the research.
AAFS!
This time next month I’ll be at the AAFS conference in Atlanta. It’ll be my first anthropology conference. I can’t wait. I’m sure I’m not the only one on here who is going.
This probably won’t make any sense to anyone who hasn’t taken Anthro 101, but— KULA ARMBANDS FROM THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS!
(Long story short, there’s a famous ethnographic book.)
Prom = Practice Wedding.
I thought about conducting a study on Prom in the United States and comparing it to a practice wedding. The amount of money that is spent by the parents and girls, to what extent the girls beautified themselves (hair extensions, fake tans, nails, etc.), if they worked out or lost weight for the event, and if there were any sexual expectations.
Movies, tv, and magazines are all about prom. Is it just a milestone of high school, another coming of age ritual (since we don’t really have a specific one in our culture), or is it a practice wedding?
Are there any regrets regarding finances, date, or expectations?
I want to compare and contrast: viewpoints of boys and girls, different regions in America, and people of different ages going to or remembering prom.
I don’t know if I’ll ever write this, but I feel like I get some good ideas concerning cultural anthropology.
