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  1. Anthropology | Jobs, Sociology, Definition, Meaning, Branches, History ...

    Feb 17, 2026 · Anthropology is the study of humanity, from our biology and evolutionary history as Homo sapiens, to the features of society and culture that distinguish humans from other animal species.

  2. What is anthropology? - Britannica

    Feb 18, 2026 · Anthropology is the study of humanity, from our biology and evolutionary history as Homo sapiens, to the features of society and culture that distinguish humans from other animal species.

  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

    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, …

  5. Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology | Britannica

    Feb 17, 2026 · Anthropology - Cultural, Biological, Archaeology: The modern discourse of anthropology crystallized in the 1860s, fired by advances in biology, philology, and prehistoric archaeology.

  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

    Feb 17, 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 …

  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. What are the main branches of anthropology? | Britannica

    Feb 17, 2026 · Anthropology is the study of humanity, from our biology and evolutionary history as Homo sapiens, to the features of society and culture that distinguish humans from other animal species.

  10. Anthropology - Education, Culture, Society | Britannica

    Feb 17, 2026 · From its inception, anthropology has been concerned with the processes that transform an infant with indefinite potential into an adult with a particular role in a particular group (family, …