163 Answered Questions for the topic anthropology

Anthropology

07/29/19

Why is genetic drift of particular importance when thinking about endangered species?
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07/29/19

Why do so many cultures view the realm of the dead as subterranean--an "underworld" below the ground?
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Anthropology

07/29/19

Why do humans have wisdom teeth?
I don’t know if this question truly belongs here, but I couldn’t think of any better place. So, what’s the deal? They just explode and hurt people’s mouths if not surgically removed. Do they,... more
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07/29/19

Why do human beings need to drink so much water when our closest relatives (gorillas, chimps, and bonobos) drink very little?
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07/29/19

Would I notice something not quite right if I saw a living Homo Sapiens from like 40,000 years ago? If so, which is the threshold beyond which the resemblance with the contemporary humans is perfect?
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07/29/19

Why were mountain tops sacred to so many ancient cultures, in the Near East especially?
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06/06/19

What is the cultural behavior of chimpanzees?
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06/05/19

Who is the father of anthropology?
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Anthropology

06/02/19

What are the major ways in which the genetic make-up of a population changes over time?
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Anthropology

06/02/19

How did naming work for the Ainu people?
In my fantasy story, I'm basing a group of people off of the Ainu, and I want them to seem similar culturally. Did the Ainu have a family name - given name setup similar to the traditional Japanese... more
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Anthropology

06/02/19

Is there a "food map" that distinguishes different human diets in large geographical areas during the Paleolithic?
I think I've read that tubers and nuts were extremely important to Paleolithic hunter-gatherers who lived in East Africa. But different subsistence patterns (when gathering plants and hunting... more
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Anthropology

06/02/19

What theories are there about belief and knowledge?
I have never seen a giraffe other than via recorded media, and it is entirely possible that I never will, but I have reason to believe they exist. I have seen them in depicted books, on TV etc and... more
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Anthropology

05/30/19

What was done for soil fertility prior to crop rotation?
Did fallowing actually work that well? Has it been tested? What was done prior to this? Or did the mesopotamians write about 'two-field system' too? (for lack of a better term for pre-crop... more
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Anthropology

05/30/19

Are there still some villages where people live like in the past ?
I remember reading about a community where modern day people decided to say goodbye to modern facilities and luxury and decided to live like in Viking times. I happen to know a woman who lives... more
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Anthropology

05/30/19

Do modern hunter-gatherer tribes across the world tend to have a "non-linear" concept of time compared to post-agricultural societies, thus affecting their view of death and the afterlife?
When trying to research pre-agricultural beliefs about the afterlife, I came across the idea that time was not "linear" for many HG people today. >But ultimately it is hard to determine to what... more
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Anthropology

05/30/19

What was the age of first reproduction in the stone ages (forager—hunter gatherer) and before?
Also, any sources would be helpful
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05/30/19

What is the best way to determine age in skeletal remains?
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Anthropology

05/30/19

Civilized attitude towards nature vs hunter gatherer
I'm reading Murray Bookhins "The Ecology of Freedom" and he starts chapter 2 with an interesting premise: The notion that man is destined to dominate nature is not universal to all cultures. In... more
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Anthropology

05/29/19

What was Europe like before the Indo-Europeans?
What languages did they speak? What was their belief systems? What ethnicities were they? Do any survive besides the Basques? Are there any surviving cities?
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Anthropology

05/26/19

During the rise of agriculture, did early humans know how to do selective breeding?
Grains like rice and wheat have had their yields increased exponentially, was it just sheer luck that early humans cultivated good genes until they noticed a general improvement in yield?
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05/25/19

What areas of the human species Physical Anthropology covers?
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05/25/19

What would a physical anthropology major entail?
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Anthropology

05/25/19

Given The Bering Land Bridge theory, why is it that there were more Indians in South America rather than North America?
If the Land Bridge or kelp highway theory holds, at first glance it would seem to make more sense that there would be more people in North America rather than South America but by the time of... more
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05/23/19

Is monogamy a human innate behaviour?
As the question states, got curious and I was wondering if monogamy is an innate human behaviour or is it because of how we built society (religion, traditions, etc.)? Let's say we go back in time,... more
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Anthropology

05/23/19

How has Asia escaped poverty?
Although they do have far to go, Asia has clearly made massive progress in the past 70 years and I want to understand how they did it. Especially places like India and Bangladesh where there are... more
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