Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is one of the organelle that makes up the endomembrane system of eukaryotes. The ER is of two types viz: rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER).
The RER is called "rough" because of the ribosome organelles that are attached to its surface. The attachment of this ribosomes (site of protein synthesis) also defines its function. The RER is principally involved in the production of protein. Hence, the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum functions mainly in the production of membrane and proteins secreted by the cell.
It is important for anthropologists to have studying
material culture because the objects that are being created and are being
shaped by human beings are for them, has meaning behind it and has practices in
which involves with the cultures.
