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anthropology

Also known as anthropological

Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity that crosses biology and sociology, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behaviour, while cultural anthropology studies cultural meaning, including norms and values. The term sociocultural anthropology is commonly used today. Linguistic anthropology studies how language influences social life. Biological (or physical) anthropology studies the biology and evolution of humans and their close primate relativ

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Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity that examines human behavior, biology, cultures, societies, and language across both modern and ancient times, using approaches from biology and sociology. It matters because it helps us understand the full scope of human existence—from how our bodies evolved and how we're related to other primates, to how different cultures create meaning through their languages, values, and social patterns.

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278,234 papers

Nutritional anthropology in the world.ReviewJournal of physiological anthropology · 2024Ulijaszek SDOI: 10.1186/s40101-023-00345-0
Psychological anthropology and medical anthropology: a brief history of ideas and concepts.ReviewIrish journal of psychological medicine · 2022Sheehan CDOI: 10.1017/ipm.2021.34
On the common of descent of neurology, psychiatry and anthropology.ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2024Wilson DRDOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105827
YEARBOOK OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY PREFACE.ReviewAmerican journal of biological anthropology · 2023Konigsberg LWDOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24753
[Review and Prospects of Virtual Anthropology].Fa yi xue za zhi · 2020Deng ZH, Fan FDOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.05.001
Doing biocultural anthropology: Continuity and change.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2020Hoke MK, Schell LMDOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23471
[Medical anthropology].ReviewTidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke · 1991Ingstad B
The Development of Professional Standards in Forensic Anthropology.ReviewAmerican journal of biological anthropology · 2025Bartelink EJ, Passalacqua NV, McQuade WEPDOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70117

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Contents

Etymology
Origin and development of the term
Through the 19th century
20th and 21st centuries
Fields
Sociocultural
Biological
Archaeological
Linguistic
Ethnography
Key topics by field: sociocultural
Art, media, music, dance and film
Art
Media
Music
Visual
Economic, political economic, applied and development
Economic
Political economy
Applied
Development
Kinship, feminism, gender and sexuality
Kinship
Feminist
Medical, nutritional, psychological, cognitive and transpersonal
Medical
Nutritional
Psychological
Cognitive
Transpersonal
Political and legal
Political
Legal
Public
Nature, science, and technology
Cyborg
Digital
Ecological
Environment
Historical
Religion
Urban
Key topics by field: archaeological and biological
Anthrozoology
Biocultural
Evolutionary
Forensic
Palaeoanthropology
Organizations
List of major organizations
Ethics
Cultural relativism
Military involvement
Post-World War II developments
Basic trends
Commonalities between fields
See also
Lists
Notes
References
Works cited
Further reading
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Fieldnotes and memoirs
Histories
Textbooks and key theoretical works
External links

Archaeology, often referred to as the "anthropology of the past," explores human activity by examining physical remains. In North America and Asia, it is generally regarded as a branch of anthropology, whereas in Europe, it is considered either an independent discipline or classified under related fields like history and palaeontology.