Anthropology Category
Anthropology Category
Anthropology is the study of human beings, in all places and at all times. Modern human beings are defined as members of the species Homo sapiens, which arose in Africa around 200,000BP (200,000 years before present)(see Omo remains. Anthropology has its intellectual origins in both the natural sciences, and the humanities. Its basic questions concern, "What is a human being/Homo sapiens?" "What are our physical traits?" "How do we behave?" "Why are there variations and differences among different groups of humans?" "How has the evolutionary past of Homo sapiens influenced its social organization and culture?" and so forth. A single anthropologist, Napoleon Chagnon for example, might publish on various aspects of a culture, such as their population genetics or use of protein (issues that are typically considered part of biological anthropology, or he might focus on aspects considered more a part of cultural anthropology. wikipedia