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  1. Anthropology | Definition, Meaning, Branches, History, & Facts

    Jan 6, 2026 · anthropology, “the science of humanity,” which studies human beings in aspects ranging from the biology and evolutionary history of Homo sapiens to the features of society and culture that …

  2. Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology: Cultural anthropology is that major division of anthropology that explains culture in its many aspects. It is anchored in the collection, …

  3. The study of anthropology and its various branches | Britannica

    anthropology, The “science of humanity.” Anthropologists study human beings in aspects ranging from the biology and evolutionary history of Homo sapiens to the features of society and culture that …

  4. Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology | Britannica

    Oct 27, 2025 · Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology: The modern discourse of anthropology crystallized in the 1860s, fired by advances in biology, philology, and prehistoric archaeology.

  5. Anthropology - Culture, Society, Human Behavior | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · Anthropology - Culture, Society, Human Behavior: A distinctive “social” or “cultural” anthropology emerged in the 1920s. It was associated with the social sciences and linguistics, rather …

  6. Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology: Anthropologists working in Africa and with African materials have made signal contributions to the theory and practice of anthropology.

  7. Anthropology - Culture, Society, Human Behavior | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · The conventional story of social anthropology begins with James George Frazer ’s appointment to a chair with that title in Liverpool in 1908, but the appointment was a short-lived …

  8. Anthropology - Cultural, Archaeological, Biological | Britannica

    Oct 27, 2025 · Anthropology - Cultural, Archaeological, Biological: The anthropology of religion is the comparative study of religions in their cultural, social, historical, and material contexts.

  9. Anthropology - Cultural Change, Adaptation, Evolution | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · Anthropology - Cultural Change, Adaptation, Evolution: Ethnographic fieldwork had been undertaken mainly in colonial situations characterized by contact between conquering and …

  10. anthropology - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Anthropology has two main divisions: physical and cultural. Physical anthropologists study the physical features of humans. Cultural anthropologists examine human cultures. Both these kinds of …