http://savageminds.org/2008/05/31/on-those-uncontacted-folks-in-brazil/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:28:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://savageminds.org/2008/05/31/on-those-uncontacted-folks-in-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-370005 BJG Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:06:47 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2008/05/31/on-those-uncontacted-folks-in-brazil/#comment-370005 … because all archaeologists are men and believe that western influence is the sole cause of technological change. … because all archaeologists are men and believe that western influence is the sole cause of technological change.

]]> http://savageminds.org/2008/05/31/on-those-uncontacted-folks-in-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-366866 Joe Shovelbum Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:12:16 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2008/05/31/on-those-uncontacted-folks-in-brazil/#comment-366866 Actually, these guys ARE an archaeologist's wet dream! If they've had minimal to no exposure apart from other hunter-gatherers, their material culture would be awesome to study. Yeah, your friend might not know the difference between archaeologists and anthropologists (if the archaeologist is doing it right, theres not much difference at all), but they may have stumbled across a valid point. Actually, these guys ARE an archaeologist’s wet dream! If they’ve had minimal to no exposure apart from other hunter-gatherers, their material culture would be awesome to study.
Yeah, your friend might not know the difference between archaeologists and anthropologists (if the archaeologist is doing it right, theres not much difference at all), but they may have stumbled across a valid point.

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