Academic papers on Anthropology

The Rise and Fall of the Early Egyptian Hyksos and Their Importance in Egyptian History
A 10 page overview of the entry of the Asiatic peoples known as the Hyksos into Egypt, their contributions to Egyptian history and technology, and their defeat at the hands of Kamose, his younger brother Ahmose, and their father Seqenenre, a Theban...
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Raleigh's Discovery Of Guiana Myth Or Anthropology?
This 16 page paper considers the work completed by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596 on his return form exploring Guiana and considers whether we can look at this as an anthropological work, or merely a retelling of come cultural myths. The bibliography...
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Contact To Conflicts, The Emergence Of Violence
Black Picket Fences by Mary Pattillo-McCoy explores the inherent violence of the poverty culture and how it influences the black middle class community; Samuel Wilson in The Emperor's Giraffe, explores many different meanings of violence as they...
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Alternative Perspectives
Learning about the world includes learning about what has been 'left out' because of the current interpretation of cultural importance. This 10 page paper explores a few of the alternative concepts to what is commonly believed in today's world....
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The Impact of Racism on the Australian Aborigine People
This 5 page paper considers the way that the aboriginal people were treated from the time colonists landed, how they saw the land and the how it was taken form them by force. The writer also goes on to consider more modern injustices, such as the...
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An Archaeological Investigation into Poverty Point: Native American Earthworks
A 5 page paper exploring the societal importance of this massive series of prehistoric earthworks which overlook the Mississippi River swamplands in northeastern Louisiana. The author of this paper explores the construction techniques employed at...
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Photography as a Cultural Reflection and Tool for Understanding
An 8 page discussion of the value of still photography and film in cultural research. The author contends that cultural history, a subcategory of both anthropology and history, is indeed replete with examples of the value of these mediums in...
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The First Family of Paleoanthropology
This 5 page paper traces the Leakey family history and findings. The paper begins with Louis and Mary Leakey, including finds such as Proconsul africanus, australopithecus boisei and homo habilis before considering the career of Richard and Meave...
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Moral Justification in the Issue of Female Genital
This 5 page report discusses the fact that human rights organizations ranging from Amnesty International to the United Nations
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The Bushmen Of Today: Myths And Shaping Future Anthropology
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...
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Ancient Egypt: Upper And Lower
5 pages in length. For most of the prehistoric period, two distinct cultures emerged in ancient Egypt: Upper and Lower Egypt. When the student compares and contrasts social evolution in each of the two areas, he or she will find pertinence to...
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Sixteenth Century Wedding Festivities: The Subject of Considerable Historical and Contemporary Criticism
An 8 page description of the festivities which often accompanies sixteenth century English weddings. The author notes that these weddings essentially consisted of two components, the secular and the non-secular. This paper observes that the most...
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CONTRIBUTING INFLUENCES ON THE LIFE OF WADE DAVIS
This 10 page paper gives examples of the many mentors and indigenous peoples that have had an influence on the work and life of anthropologist/ethnobotonist Dr. Wade Davis. This paper also speaks of Davis's predictions for the future of diversity...
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Necessary Behavioral Adaptations: From Africa to Europe :
A 6 page anthropological paper which discusses the behavioral adaptations that may have been necessary for man to move out of Africa prior to and during the Acheulean period. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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