What is a good topic for an anthropology research paper?

Question

I am writing a paper for a college credit high school anthropology class and I need a very specific topic that can be properly described in a paper from 8 to 15 pages. I dont want a boring topic that merely describes a particular early hominid species, I need topics that require insight. Thanks!

Answer 1

I recently came across the fact that the largest migration of people in the history of the planet is going on right now -- it's the movement from rural to urban areas in China. It is estimated about 200 million people are making this migration to search for jobs and incomes. In some cases it is temporary. In some cases they leave their families home and send money.  The cultural implications are huge for the people who are leaving and the urban areas where they are coming.

You can find quite a bit on this topic by googling for it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What is the relationship between erectus and ergaster; what was the pattern of migration of this species, and to what species did it evolve into if any. There are actually many hypotheses on these, none are completely solid. Make your case by examining the evidence yourself.

Answer 4

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal law passed in 1990, has dramatically changed the practice of anthropology in the US.  Human remains in museums and laboratories have been mostly returned and buried, and new discoveries are often reburied without any study at all.  A famous case of this was the recent discovery of "Kennewick Man" an ancient body with unusual characteristics that had the potential to rewrite the story of human migration to the Americas.  Under NAGPRA, Native Americans sued for custody of the remains, frustrating researchers.  Whichever side you take, it's a fascinating subject.

Answer 5

there's a cave somewhere in the middle east (israel i think) where they found different species throughout evolution including Neanderthals, and other bipods, etc.. there's information about many different species through anthropology books about how it's one of the only areas on earth where different species of humans throughout the chain of evolution possibly coexisted at the same time