ANTHROPOLOGY

The use of tools, the skills of language or the practice of games and amusements at the same time get us closer and keep us away from the rest of living creatures. This makes the human beings to ask themselves: Are we something more than an animal?

Story traditions reveal as much about long-vanished societies as any ruin or artifact—perhaps more so. This program recounts myths and legends from early civilizations as it travels to ancient architectural sites around the world.

This program provides a general introduction to the concept of norms in society.

This program, introduced by author Tony Hillerman, studies Native American burial grounds over five centuries of cultural, scientific, and legal change. The Native American Graves Repatriation Act, covering the ownership and study of human remains and sacred objects, is given special emphasis.

Most, though not all, anthropologists agree that human culture, imagination, and symbolic thought emerged approximately 45,000 years ago. The evidence ranges from fantastic cave paintings and elaborate graves to the first fishing equipment and sturdily built huts. When, why, and what brought on this burst of modern behavior is the subject of much research.