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Anthropology
The study of human beings and human ancestors through time. Focuses on relation to physical characteristics, environmental effects, social relations and culture. The science of humans.
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spirit possession
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The supposed control of a person's behavior by a supernatural spirit that has entered the body.
demography
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the processes which contribute to population structure and their temporal and spatial dynamics. .
microwear analysis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the patterns of wear or damage on the edge of stone tools, which provides valuable information on the way in which the tool was used.
paleopathology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the evidence of trauma and disease in fossilized skeletons.
paleoanthropology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the fossil record and archaeology.
semantics
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the larger system of meaning created by words.
genetics
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the mechanisms of heredity and biological variation.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)