1. Four Fields of Anthropology

2. Four Fields of Anthropology
Biological Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Archaeology
Cultural Anthropology

3. Linguistic
The history, evolution, and internal structure of human languages.
Prehistoric connections between societies
The nature of language its links with the brain and human behavior
How language shapes and reflects social life
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4. Linguistic

5. Biological Anthropology
Biological origins of humans
Evolutionary development
Genetic diversity
Health, growth, and development
Paleoanthropology
Bioarchaeology- human remains
Forensic Anthropology – identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes

6. Archaeology
Studies material remains/ artifacts, site formation, technology, movement
Ancient societies with little or no written records to recent and current societies

7. Not Archaeology

8. Cultural Anthropology
Studies human culture, ecology, and social organization
Ethnographic research
Participant observation
Addresses all aspects of culture including: kinship, religion, art, myth, subsistence, politics, economics, identity, and medicine
Seeks to understand the internal logic of a culture