Why were early anthropologist particularly interested in studying small scale, non-western societies with rela

Question

why were early anthropologist particularly interested in studying small scale, non-western societies with relatively simple technology?

Answer 1

because they where evolutionary thinkers, they toughed that society developed in an evolutionary way and that the western culture was the end of this evolution.

their meta narrative found the answers in those small scale, non-western societies with relatively simple technology.

you have to see it in their time.

like you will see anthropologist from our time doing research to Internet communities or shopping behavior.

Answer 2

Because they reflected early Hunter/Gatherers tribes of humans, prior to the Neolithic Revolution (Before 10,000 BP), which were organized in a similar way, usually consisting of under 200 members!