1. The science that deals with the study of human culture and evolution, consisting of such subdisciplines as:

• Physical anthropology
• Archaeology
• Anthropological linguistics
• Cultural anthropology
• Archaelology
• Anthropological linguistics
• Cultural anthropology
• Social anthropology

2. The study of the interrelations of biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind.
3. The branch of the science that investigates the position of man zoologically, his "evolution", and history as a race of animated beings.

Anthropology is the study of the social and biological aspects of humankind, both past and present. We humans are intrigued by who we are, where we cane from and why we behave the way we do. The objective study of anthropology has led to the idea of cultural relativity, meaning that all societies must be evaluated within their own cultural frameworks.

Anthropologists attempt to understand human nature and mankinds' place in nature; therefore, as a highly diverse discipline, anthropology is concerned with the sociocultural as well as the biological side of humanness.

The career field concerned with the interrelations of biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of the human race.

Educational careers that involve the teaching of anthropology at colleges and universities.

Academic anthropologists do research about mankind; however, the primary objectives are more for the contributions they can make to general knowledge about humans.

A branch of anthropology that deals with humans as biological organisms, including areas; such as, primatology, human genetics, human ecology, paleoanthropology, and fields of applied anthropology; such as, anthropometrics and forensic anthropology.

The application of anthropological studies to the possible identification of the physical and psychological characteristics of a criminal.

The scientific study of human culture or the culture of specific societies; including social structure, language, religion, art, and technology.

A branch of anthropology that provides scientific descriptions of individual human societies.

The study of human excrement to determine the diet and health of the people who produced it.

Seeds, small bones, and parasite eggs provide clues. Intact feces of ancient people may be found in caves, in arid climates, and in other places where people lived.

1. The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data, criteria, and techniques are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law.
2. The application of physical anthropology in a legal setting, usually for the recovery and identification of skeletal human remains.

Forensic anthropology includes the identification of skeletal, decomposed, or unidentified human remains.

Forensic anthropologists may team up with forensic pathologists, forensic dentists, and homicide detectives to identify dead people and the time and manner of their deaths.

Forensic anthropology may also help determine the age, sex, stature, and unique features of the deceased from their remains. DNA forensics, blood groups, and fingerprints are all tools of the trade in forensic anthropology.

The study of disease in humans from the viewpoint of its differential distribution among groups of mankind.

A branch of anthropology which studies the visual elements of human culture in the form of artwork and utilitarian objects (designed primarily for practical use rather than beauty); involving issues; such as, why a culture chooses one form over another or one material type over another type.

Anthropology with particular reference to mankind's place in the animal kingdom, and with special emphasis on comparisons with other primates.