What are the controversies over this species?
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Read the material and answer 2 of the questions provided
1. Fredy Peccerelli is an anthropologist who uses science to bring a voice to the voiceless.
What scientific data does he use to identify the remains of those
disappeared and killed during the civil conflict in Guatemala? What
data can be used to determine who died and how they died? This data is
important at the micro level (individual, family, small group) giving
loved ones the knowledge of what happened to their family members. The
data is also used at the macro level (region, nation, world) with Truth
and Reconciliation Commissions. Can we have peace in a society without
an historical accounting of justice (consider the micro and macro
levels)?
2. Consider the impact in the United States if we had a
Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the history of Native Americans
and West African’s in the USA? What data would
be available in the archeological record to explore the history of
these two groups? Consider the effect of NAGPRA (Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) on science and Native American’s
in the USA. How would a Truth and Reconciliation Commission affect
our view of American history in relationship to professed vales of
freedom and equality? Can we have peace in a society without an
historical accounting of justice (consider the micro and macro levels)?
3.
What can we learn from bones about a species, about a people? What do
the Homo naledi finds reveal about this species? What are the
controversies over this species? What does the find of Australopithecus
sediba reveal about this species? Are there controversies over the
interpretation of these bones? What does the find of Lindow Man, a bog
body, reveal about him and the society he lived in? For this question
you are looking at what we can learn objectively about past peoples from
their bones and what we can speculate about from their bones.
4. Consider the find of Lucy in 1974 and the find of Salem, Lucy’s “child.” Briefly discuss the scientific knowledge that can be gained from these bones of Australopithecus afarensis. Next, discuss the meaning
these bones give. Consider the two anthropologists- Donald Johanson
and Zeresenay Alemseged’s- how did these finds affect them at the micro,
individual level? How do they see these finds as impacting humanity as
a whole (macro level)? What is your reaction to these finds? Do you
find the scientific knowledge or the meaning we take from it as more
important?
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