What is Anthropology?

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Anthropology is a field of science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. Anthropology is all around us and can be observed everyday by everyone. In the simplest terms anthropology can be described as the study of ourselves as humans.

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The image above represents some of the major concepts the social science of anthropology covers: Archeology, evolution, migration patters, human anatomy, and much more.

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“Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.” - Margaret Mead