Anthropology

When Was Anthropology First Studied There are so many examples of forced 'direct inference' theorization rather than 'observation and conclusion' to fit all facts in every area of science. Anthropologists in Polynesia kept telling the native people that they came from S. E. Asia despite the native assertions that they came from South America or even the Nootka/Haida nation of the Pacific Northwest. Thor Heyerdahl proved the natives were correct. The lack of willingness to accept that humans were inventive and ingenious enough to create rafts is nearly funny. There is botanical proof that Hawaii's vegetation is not all indigenous and came from the Caroline Islands of 1500 miles away. A cable TV documentary showed how the rites of the Caroline Islanders involve a bailing kind of movement and they established that as long ago as 150,000 BC these islanders traveled to Hawaii on huge rafts with outriggers. The jungles' vines and logs would make a raft in even the earliest times of hominid development. The Archaeological Evidence Textual evidence is a very useful archaeological tool, but as ever comes with a few notable qualifiers. Primarily, an automatic bias towards 'social advancement' can appear in the archaeologist's mind when comparing a literate society against an illiterate one, even in the context of battle, but mainly because the archaeologist is lulled into a sense of security that evidence is more 'substantial' for the textually-based society. Equally, textual evidence may be heavily biased, especially concerning warfare, as the victor will glorify any victory whilst the losing side will seek to cover it up, evident for instance in the textual descriptions of the Battle of Kadesh, which was glorified as a resounding victory on the walls of Abu Simbel Temple by its constructor Rameses II, but which there is little evidence for in the Hittite records. Belief and Knowledge I had dropped out of college in my junior year and had spent a few years working as an actor and a carpenter before I found this job which I took initially because it interested me and would allow me copious free time during the week. It soon inspired me to return to school and pursue a degree in Anthropology. The Namibian Nation Most of the Namibian, approximately 100,000, were murdered by rifles gunfire, or were pushed to the Kalahari Desert by the German army. Those who survived were assembled in concentration camps. Every one of them received a prisoner badge. They became the nucleus of the slaves in the German mines and farms. Definition of Astrology If you were to consider all aspects and relations, the planes of existence, powers to be and the akashic records, these spiritual points all connect to the “collective consciousness” Carl Jung was referring to. The collective consciousness is only Jung’s interpretation and hence a vague reference to the gateways he portrayed. Arranged Marriages Many people living in North America who are ignorant concerning arranged marriages have false conclusions on the subject. Every arranged marriage is different; for some people it is arranged when they are 3 for others it can be 23 and some people have a choice in whom they marry while others do not. The ultimate question is why would people allow their parents to decide whom they get to marry? Flip Side of Altruism So in that context of programmability, socialization — the internalization of norms — becomes the interest of fitness. If you brush your teeth because your parents told you to or you turned the other cheek, because in the long run that pays off, then you are more fit than your neighbors who are sociopaths. Cultural Anthropology As it was pointed out mythology plays a vital role in the development of a culture. The tales and sagas that originated in a particular culture are adopted as beliefs and traditions that in turn form a cultural foundation that people adhere to. Ogham and Aymara ‘The rigid, logical structure of Aymará itself is ideal for transformation into computer algorithm,’ she said at the time. ‘Its syntactical rules can be spelled out in the kind of algebraic shorthand that computers understand.’ Hypoglycemia "Paracelsus attacked the dogmatic belief of modern doctors that the human body is controlled exclusively by the stars and the planets. He insisted upon the right to discover latent powers of nature by daring to use his faculties of observation and imagination. He stressed the healing power of nature, and raged against modern methods, such as wound treatment that prevented natural drainage of bodily fluids. Science of Mother Love As the research keeps coming in and we gain a gradually expanding vision of how mother love shapes our species, we see an obvious need to take steps to protect and provide for the mother/child bond. We can take heart knowing that all the while we carry in our genes over a million years of evolutionary refinements equipping us for our role as mothers. The answers sought by science beat steadily within our own hearts.