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Four Fields of Anthropology

Four Fields of Anthropology. Four Fields of Anthropology. Biological Anthropology Linguistic Anthropology Archaeology Cultural Anthropology. Linguistic. The history, evolution, and internal structure of human languages. Prehistoric connections between societies

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Four Fields of Anthropology

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  1. Four Fields of Anthropology

  2. Four Fields of Anthropology • Biological Anthropology • Linguistic Anthropology • Archaeology • Cultural Anthropology

  3. 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

  4. Linguistic

  5. 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

  6. Archaeology • Studies material remains/ artifacts, site formation, technology, movement • Ancient societies with little or no written records to recent and current societies

  7. Not Archaeology

  8. 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

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