Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who ...

Anthropology is the study of humans, their close relatives and their cultural environment. Subfields of anthropology deal with hominin evolution and the comparative study of extant and past cultures.

Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present. There are many reasons to pursue studies in anthropology, including the following: Anthropology provides a broad understanding of humanity ...

a professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University in New York. "Stone tools are not ID cards," he said. The new study ...

Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

Linguistic anthropology is the study of language use in social life. Linguistic anthropologists study the diversity of the world's languages and the diversity of language use and other forms of ...

Bonobos—our closest living relatives—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of ...

SLU-Madrid's Division of Humanities offers classes in anthropology, classical languages, history, philosophy and theological studies. These areas of study form specific undergraduate programs — majors ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Individuals recovered at the archaeological site of Cerro Juan Díaz shed more light on how the local communities buried and ...