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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 • 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
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
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