My name is Catherine Wright and I am an anthropologist. I teach anthropology and archaeology at JSCC and CACC. Anthro-Up is a website about anthropology, which is the study of human behavior. This site is created for all those interested in and curious about anthropology. Anthropology is a holistic science with topics including (but not limited to) life sciences, biology, chemistry, psychology, linguistics, statistics, political science, economics, religion, history, and the fine arts.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Dark Side of Chocolate
This 46 minute documentary is a behind-the-scenes investigation of child labor in the chocolate industry. It exposes which companies are guilty of this ongoing problem.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
"Lucy" Was No Swinger, Walked Like Us, Fossil Suggests
An unprecedented fossil foot bone appears to confirm that Australopithecus afarensis—the early human ancestors made famous by the "Lucy" skeleton—walked like modern humans, a new study says.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Uncontacted Tribe in Brazilian Jungle
The tribe, believed to be Panoa Indians, have been monitored from a distance by Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, a government agency charged with handling the nation’s indigenous communities. Many of the world’s 100 or so uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Ozzy Osbourne's Genome Reveals Some Neandertal Lineage
My archaeology class talked about this today. What do you think?
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