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The Anthropology of Food:
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This 3 page paper examines how food has been used by various societies as a symbol. This paper illustrates the many metaphorical roles that food has played in society and highlights the importance of these roles. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: GSFoodes.rtf

The Archaeological Record: Early Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
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A 10 page overview of the details revealed by the archaeological record about early agriculture and animal husbandry. This paper emphasizes that the archaeological record is sometimes a matter of contention in the way in which it is interpreted. The “Neolithic Revolution” proposed by some, for example, is believed by others to have not been a choreographed transition of hunter/gatherers to farmers and nomads to extensive cities but rather a more gradual progression which varied in intensity and timing geographically and chronologically. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPneoAg2.rtf

The Art & Ritual Of Stiltwalking
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A 5 page paper examining the art and history of walking on stilts. The writer is particularly concerned with stiltwalking rituals and the value that they have held for various cultures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Art of Prevarication / A Cultural Perspective -- Why People Lie
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An 8 page research paper which examines when, where, and why people lie. The writer demonstrates that lying is an intrinsic part of Western culture in many areas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Artist as Ethnographer
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A 7 page paper which examines this topic and the issues it addresses within the cultural context of the works of artists Susan Hiller and Coco Fusco. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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THE AZTEC CODICES
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This 5 page paper makes the argument that the Aztec codices were more than mere language and not totally classifiable as art. Therefore, this paper concludes that the Aztec codices were both language and art. Examples, quotes from anthropolgical experts, and analogies offered. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Aztecs and Cortez’s Spanish Conquistadors: Conquest or Colonization?
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A 28 page overview of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Aztec people of central Mexico. Emphasizes the radical differences in cultural viewpoints between these two people, particularly their differences in regard to the use of natural resources. Notes that despite the obvious atrocities committed by Spain, and by men like Hernando Cortez in particular, many still question whether Cortez conquered the Aztecs or whether the events which unfolded were simply a matter of Spain colonizing Mexico. Concludes that not only did Cortez actually conquer the Aztec, he did so in an exceedingly cruel and relentless manner and he did so under the guise of colonization. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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The Bennett Scale and Milton Gordon on Assimilation and Native Populations
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of views of Milton Bennett and Milton Gordon regarding assimilation in Native American literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHNativeTheo.rtf

The Bull and the Virgin: Two Very Different Spanish Symbols
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A 5 page discussion of the meaning of the symbolic representation of the bull and the Virgin Mary in Spanish culture. Contends that the symbology of the Virgin Mary and the Bull could be said to collectively represent the traditional patriarchal hierarchy of Spanish culture, the Virgin Mary representing the ultimate model of womanhood without any of its earthly and sinful connotations and the bull representing the sensual and bodily side of Spanish culture. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Bushmen Of Today: Myths And Shaping Future Anthropology
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5 pages in length. When one considers the contributions of various populations to the overall network of anthropological information, it is with great curiosity that one looks upon the South African Bushmen. European settlers came upon the Bushmen and must have thought they had walked directly back to the Stone Age by the way the indigenous population was living. Their habits, rituals and cultural traditions were unlike anything the Puritans had experienced, leading them to realize the absolute divergent lifestyles that existed at the time. The extent to which the Bushmen's artistic and literary talents reflect an unsurpassed brilliancy lends to the long lasting they have made upon future anthropological progression. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCbshmn.rtf

The Catalhoyuk Excavations
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the excavations at Catalhoyuk and the implications of these excavations, which have been viewed by many as the first urban setting. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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