Bioloigical Anthropology Reading Essay

Which author wrote the Kennewick Man

Meltzer et al.

Where was Kennewick Man disocvered

July 1996 in Washington state

How many tribes claimed the Kennewick Man as their own

5 tribes

What was distinct about the way Kennewick Man was buried

intentrionally buried

Why did people think the Kennewick Man was European

his craniofacial strcuture

How do we know the Kennewick man was Native

mtDNA and Y chromosomes haplogroups were found in his DNA and they are exclusively among Native AMerican

True or False

We know what tribe the Kennewick Man came from

true

How did Kennewick Man justify colonalism

White people did not inhabit US 6000 years ago and it disegarded Indigenous people who lived there and craniofacial is not a telltale sign of someone’s race

Disregarded the opinion of Indigenous people in the Kennewick Man

Native Americans claimed him as their own and they laced geeater weight on Kennewick Man’s measures and excluded their own histories

What is Kennewick Man main problem in biological anthropology racism

Overall erasure of Native Americans

Who wrote Disposibility and Inclusiuon of Brown Bodies

Agarwal et al

Introduction to Disposibility and Inclusion Brown Bodies

millions of skeeltal remains from South America and many unclaimed bodies came from disinfranchised peoople

Prior to the ban of 1985 how many skeletons per year were transfered from India

60,000

How were many opf the skeletons acquired

grave robbing, disinfranchised of poor people,

How was Hinduism used to justify death rituals

believed souls were released through the breaking of the skull

What the solution to Brown bodies

Diverse perspectives, remember their humanity, have South Asian people be the ones who decide what happens to the body

What is the main ideas of Agawarl et al

POCs were often userd and experiments and commodities for the field of anthropology and informed consent is very important

How did the author in Agawarl et al professors effect her

she never felt comfortable to stand up to the questioning of these remains esepcially as an Indian woman

Who wrote Near African Diasporaic Origins

Blakey et al

What is naturalists

human differences such as racial differences are biological based

Who are the anthropologists Blakey et al focuses on

William Cobb, Frederick Douglass, Antenor Firmin, WEB Du Bois

What did many Black anthropologist study

naturalists theory

What did Frederick Douglass study

How environment shapes social coinditions

How did Frederick Douglass study

used differences in Jewish populations, European immigrants, and laborers to show how people’s bodies change with environment

What did Antenor Firmin sutyd

argued for the unity and equality of all humans, and showed that social history—not race—explains human differences.

How did Firmin study

• Criticized the methods of European anthropologists who used skull measurements and other physical traits to rank races.

• Pointed out that many racist conclusions were based on assumptions and biases rather than solid scientific evidence.

What did WEB Du Bois study

idea Black people had poorer health because of biological inferitoity

How did WEB Du Bois study

Collected data on mortality rates, disease rates, fertility rates, housing conditions, occupations, income, and living environments.

What did Montague Cobb study

how biology would intersect with cultre, and history

How did Montague Cobb study this

Argued atheletic performance better expalined by training and environment not race through analyzing Jesse Owen’s athletic performance

What did Blakey et al main idea

Diversity in the field is important and biological anthropology was usedt to discriminate agaist POC however diverse researchers were able to combat this naturalism ideas

What article is Fuenteset al

Critical Engagement of Genomic Racism

True or false

Do scientist use physical anthropology

no it is seen as prpboelmic

Genomics Fuentes et al

genes do not act alone and cannot determine traits by themseves

According to Genomics in Fuentes et al how can genes impact racism

Genetic gata cannot explain complex social outcomnes

What is standard Evolutonary Theory

focuses on genetic change through natural selection, mutation, drift and gene flow

How is race and racism incoprated in Fuentes et al

Race is a social system and not biological genetic variation does not divide cleanly into racial categories

Fuentes et al biological anthropology in the 21st century

diversity can improve science and gender inequality

What is the overall argument of Fuentes et al

Diveristy a nd equality is important and racial health disparieis are because of biology

What article is Silk et al

Natural History of Social Bonds

What is Silk et al about

humans and mammals are often socially connected and some live in groups while others are alone

Sociality in Silk et al

1/3 of mammals species are social and live in groups competition for food and resources and greater risk of disease and transmission but more collaboration

Copoerations in Silk et al

Complrx benrifts require stable relationships which include babysitting, rooming, food sharing, which is often costly

What are nonrandomj patterns in Silk et al

Females have the strongest and well bonded relationship and chronic stress weakenes immune systems

Baboons in Silk et al

Females with chronoically high stress lessren lfe by 5.4 years

What are fitness consequences in Silk et al

animals with stronger social connections tend to live longer and social bonds linked to logevity

Connections to Silk et al

undermines biological determinism and instread behavior has more of an impact