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Intro to Cultural Anthropology: What is Anthropology? Students relaxing after fieldwork in Moquegua, Peru Photo courtesy Paul S. Goldstein

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Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cave art from Bhimbekta, India circa 2,500b.p.

Anthropology is holistic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Interested in the whole of the human conditions Indus Valley (Pakistan) - clay seal with writing still undeciphered

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Four subfields ,[object Object],Linguistic anthropology – considers how speech varies with social factors and over time

Adaptation, Variation, and Change ,[object Object],[object Object],Willow storage basket Photo by Eva Salazar, Kumeyaay (Mission Indian) of San Diego

Adaptation, Variation, and Change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Eva Salazar helped revive Kumeyaay Arts and Crafts

Recap 1.1 Forms of Cultural and Biological Adaptation (to High Altitude)

Cultural Adaptation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Peruvian miner, early 1900s

History of Anthropology: The Four-field Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],Drawing from Tierra del Fuego, during C. Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle, 19th c.

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Table 1.2 Ethnography and Ethnology – Two Dimensions of Cultural Anthropology

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