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Theories, Humans, And Social Evolution Essay

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“I have not given, received, or used any unauthorized assistance” - Victoria Stake ANTH 400 – Exam #1 Theories, Humans, and Social Evolution Theory, for me at this point in the semester, means that a hypothesis has been tested, the results have been replicated, and then the theory withstands time but it is falsifiable in nature. There are three different kinds of theories, with the first being the most basic and containing the widest range. This is the High-level theory that helps us to understand the broad range of phenomena and we can see high-level theories almost right-away. Then, there is the Middle-level theories. These theories give explanations for reoccurring events and give an evaluation of the High-level theories (Urban and Schortman 2012: 21). Following the Middle-level theory, is the Low-level theory. This is the most specialized level, which comprises the data for both High-level and Middle-level theories (Urban and Schortman 2012: 21). The Low-level theories are basically the how, why, and what to form a whole picture from the High-level and Middle-level theories. To put the theories in the terms of photography, High-level theories are a quick snap-shot with a camera phone, Middle-level theories are a digital camera that you take the time to line up a photo, and Low-level theories are the IMAX quality cameras that are used. According to the Archaeological Theory in Practice book by Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman, theory is rarely tested directly and

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