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Origins of the body as a concept in deep human (pre)history. Doug Bailey. OSRP Research Symposium June 2014. Anthropology. Archaeology: human figuration. D omesticated plant and animal foods. Linguistic Anthropology. Terms for “body”.
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Origins of the body as a concept in deep human (pre)history Doug Bailey OSRP Research SymposiumJune 2014 Anthropology
Archaeology: human figuration Domesticated plant and animal foods
Linguistic Anthropology Terms for “body” Guugu Yimithirr (Cooktown, Northern Queensland) KuukThaaryore (Cape York Peninsula) Tidore(North Moluccas, Indonesia)
Archaeology and linguistics The first European farmers: Indo-European speakers Brought plantsand animals and new technologies Brought new ways of thinking Consequences….. Body as focus for being Human identity rested on…. Individual bodies Differences in…. Body surface Body parts Conclusion(s)? New questions? What did the body replace?