anthropology — anthropological /an threuh peuh loj i keuhl/, anthropologic, adj. anthropologically, adv. /an threuh pol euh jee/, n. 1. the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs… … Universalium
Anthropology — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation). Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological an … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
1972 in archaeology — The year 1972 in archaeology involved some significant events. Excavations* National Institute of Anthropology and History excavations at Maya site of Coba begin under direction of Carlos Navarrete. * Tell Abu Hureyra, in Syria. * Varna… … Wikipedia
Psychological anthropology — is a highly interdisciplinary subfield of anthropology that studies the interaction of cultural and mental processes. The subfield tends to focus on ways in which humans development and enculturation within a particular cultural group with its… … Wikipedia
Structural anthropology — is based on Claude Levi Strauss s idea that people think about the world in terms of binary opposites such as high and low, inside and outside, person and animal, life and death and that every culture can be understood in terms of these opposites … Wikipedia
Linguistic anthropology — is that branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on anthropological problems, linking the analysis of semiotic and particularly linguistic forms and processes to the interpretation of sociocultural processes.Historical… … Wikipedia
Darwinian anthropology — describes an approach to anthropological analysis which employs various theories from darwinian evolutionary biology. Whilst there are a number of areas of research that can come under this broad description (Marks, 2004)[1] some specific… … Wikipedia
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology — Coordinates: 35°05′07″N 106°37′30″W / 35.0852°N 106.6250°W / 35.0852; 106.6250 … Wikipedia
Paul Richards (anthropology) — Paul Richards is Professor of Technology and Agrarian Development, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He was formerly a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University College London for many years, and previously taught anthropology … Wikipedia