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 The nature of language its links with the brain and human behavior How language shapes and reflects social life The Translator

Linguistic

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

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

Not Archaeology

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