Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present.
Anthro- po- lo- gy
Dictionary.com says:
1. Anthro or Anthropo prefix comes from the Greek word meaning “human”.
2. -ology suffix that means the study of.
Because the study of humans past and present is such a broad category, Anthropology has been divided into four fields of study:
| Biological Anthropology Study of past and present evolution of humans | Cultural Anthropology Study of human societies, cultures, and how they developed |
| Linguistics Science of language, including phonetics, morphology, syntax (how we speak and the sounds we use to make words) | Archaeology Study of historic or prehistoric humans and their cultures, usually found by excavating (fancy word for digging) |
When asking students what comes to mind when they think of Anthropology, this is what they had to say:
What do you think of Anthropology?
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