Anthropology is the scientific study of what it means to be human.
Anthropology Social Sciences Humanities Biological Science
the four fields
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological
Linguistic
Cultural
what makes human beings unique?
human characteristic
Anthropological Subfield
human shape their material environment
Archaeology
human differ in their physical form
biological Anthropology
human have a unique communication system
linguistic Anthropology
human act according to learned knowledge system
cultural Anthropology
Archaeology
the study of human cultures through their material remains
prehistoric Archaeology
Studying the human past of societies without writing through their remains.
miami anthro major Andy Upton studying pictographs
historical archaeology
studying the human past in societies that have written documents.