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481 Braunstein Hall PO Box 210380 What Is Anthropology ?
Anthropology is from the Greek anthropos (human) + logia
(study). It is the science that studies human variation from its
beginnings millions of years ago to the present day. To an
anthropologist, diversity itself - seen in body shapes and
sizes, blood types, different kinds of languages, customs,
clothing, religion and ideas about the world - provides a frame
of reference for understanding any single aspect of life.
Archaeologists study the things humans created, used, and left
behind, to understand ancient societies and how they lived.
Biological anthropologists study our species and its close
relatives, tracing their biological origins, development and
genetic diversity to understand human evolutionary history.
Cultural anthropologists seek to describe how societies and th