Anthropology of the Known World

== Anthropological Models ==
=== Symposium Model ===
The Argaivan Sophiate decreed a symposium in the 18th century BGE to establish the origins of humanity using philosophical, theological and natural sciences as a basis. The symposium concluded that all humans originated in the Polastrathon region and spread to the rest of the world via land and sea routes in the preceding millenia. 
Their conclusions were based upon three main principles:
# Traditional Polastrathonic mythology, which predated historical records, stated that humans were originally born of Mount Polastrathon. 
# They considered Argaiv to be the most advanced civilisation in the world (for example, in language, technology, architecture and sciences) and therefore the obvious origin of civilisation.
# The symposium consider Argaiv to be the most enlightened civilisation, concerned with worldly thoughts such as the manner of their origins. Thus they considered this virtue an indicator of their own closeness to the gods, from whom humankind originated.
Although the Symposium model specifically refers to Argaivan anthropological thought, a "Symposium Model" is often used to indicate a belief in a singular origin for humankind centering around an existing civilisation, such as the Aleurian Cambrice Symposium Model.
=== Duo ===
=== Le sang des grands compatriotes Model ===
Devised by natural and social scientist Jean Cambrice de Dandellion in 48BGE and commonly referred to as the Cambrice Symposium Model, it is a single-origin theory like the Symposium model. Cambrice stated that humans originate from the Plaines du Soleil region of Aleuria. Whilst this theory is not normally entertained by foreign scholars, it is popular within Aleurian scientific and noble circles. It has been heavily promoted by the Aleurian monarchy since its conception and echoes historic undertones of Aleurian racial superiority in Aleurian society. King Lumbard VII of Aleuria has been a particular champion of the theory and gave assent to the Cambrice Faculty at the l'université du Soleil, which teaches and promotes the Cambrice Symposium Model, alongside compatriot anthropological and social sciences theories. 
Beredician Model
Catherdian Model
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