Biological Anthropology Linguistic Anthropology Archaeology
Cultural Anthropology
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LINGUISTIC The history, evolution, and internal structure of
human languages. Prehistoric connections between societies The
nature of language its links with the brain and human behavior How
language shapes and reflects social life The Translator
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LINGUISTIC
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BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Biological origins of humans
Evolutionary development Genetic diversity Health, growth, and
development Paleoanthropology Bioarchaeology- human remains
Forensic Anthropology identification of human skeletal remains for
legal purposes
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ARCHAEOLOGY Studies material remains/ artifacts, site
formation, technology, movement Ancient societies with little or no
written records to recent and current societies
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NOT ARCHAEOLOGY
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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Studies human culture, ecology, and
social organization Ethnographic research Participant observation
Addresses all aspects of culture including: kinship, religion, art,
myth, subsistence, politics, economics, identity, and medicine
Seeks to understand the internal logic of a culture