Anthropology

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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morphology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The study of structure, including the system by which speech units are combined to form meaningful words.

sociobiology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The study of the biological control of social behavior.

ecology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The study of the dynamic relationships of organisms to each other and the total environment.

taphonomy

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The study of processes which have affected organic materials such as bone after death; it also involves the microscopic analysis of tooth-marks or cut marks to assess the effects ...

lexicostatistics

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The study of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on changes in a list of common vocabulary terms and the sharing of common root words (see also glottochronology).