Settlements

For Intro-to-Anthropology 2020 we read:

  • “Organization: 20,000 to 5,000 Years Ago” in Through the Lens of Anthropology (note: link is to the 3rd edition, but page numbers and quotes for this class are to the 2nd edition).
  • Melinda Zeder, “Why evolutionary biology needs anthropology.” Evolutionary Anthropology (2018)
  • Fuentes on the “Human niche” (8-10)



This material was for Introduction to Anthropology 2020. This class picked up from the material on plant and animal domestication and then went directly into the discussion of state societies.