Definitions


 * Definition of Anthropology Terms:**
 * **Anthropology:** The study of humankind from a biological and cultural perspective.
 * **Archaeology:** The study of past cultures based on material remains.
 * **Biological Anthropology:** The study of human biological diversity.
 * **Cultural Anthropology:** The study of living peoples by describing and explaining social and cultural similarities and differences.
 * **Cultures:** The learned patterns of behavior (i.e., traditions and customs) characteristic of a society.
 * **Ethnology:** A comparative and historical study of culture.
 * **Ethnography:** The study of present-day cultures through fieldwork.
 * **Linguistic Anthropology:** The study of the variety of human languages.