Physical Anthropology

Physical anthropology deals largely with humans as biological entities and examines both current, historical and prehistoric people along with our nearest neighbors - the other primates (prosimians, monkeys and apes). Physical anthropology looks at human evolution as well as growth and maturation, and examines the ways in which humans vary by age, sex and geographical distribution.

We offer the following courses in physical anthropology:

• Anthropology 2.4 Introduction to Physical Anthropology

• Anthropology 24.1 Human Osteology

• Anthropology 26.1 Human Paleontology

• Anthropology 26.2 Human Variation

Archaeology deals with the study of human cultures through their material remains.

We offer the following courses in archaeology

• Anthropology 2.2 Introduction to Archaeology

• Anthropology 2.21 Archaeology Laboratory

• Anthropology 7 Great Discoveries in Archaeology

• Anthropology 7.5 Archaeology in Biblical Lands

• Anthropology 21 Approaches to Archaeological Theory

• Anthropology 22 World Prehistory

• Anthropology 22.1Old World Archarology

• Anthropology 23 Urban Archaeology

• Anthropology 70.1 Summer Archaeological Field School

• Anthropology 70.15 Intersession Archaeological Field School

• Anthropology 70.2 Archaeological Field School: Site Supervision

Ethnology is the comparative study of cultures. A major part of ethnology is the collecting of data about specific cultures. The description of a specific culture is called an "ethnography" (a writing about a culture).

We offer the following ethnographic courses:

• Anthropology 50 Peoples of the Pacific

• Anthropology 51 Japan

• Anthropology 52 American Indians

• Anthropology 53 Africa South of the Sahara

• Anthropology 61 Middle East and North Africa

• Anthropology 63 Europe

• Anthropology 68 Latin America

• Anthropology 30 Comparative Social Systems

• Anthropology 31 Women: Anthropological Perspectives

• Anthropology 34 Political Anthropology

• Anthropology 35 Law and Order

• Anthropology 36 Psychological Anthropology

• Anthropology 37 Urban Anthropology

• Anthropology 37.5 The American Urban Experience: Anthropological Perspectives

• Anthropology 41 Anthropology of the Visual and Performing Arts

• Anthropology 42 Religion

• Anthropology 43 Cult, Occult and Secret Society

• Anthropology 44 Folklore

• Anthropology 45 Animals, Myths and Monsters

Theory

• Anthropology 71.3 Theory and Method

• 76 Seminar in Museum Techniques

• 77 Seminar in Archaeological Theory

• 78 Preprofessional Internships

• 85.3 Colloqium in Psychological Anthropology

Linguistics is the study of language. Language is not only a universal human characteristic (that is, all human societies have language), but it is important to anthropologists as a field tool - one, which helps anthropologists, acquire a language relatively quickly. Linguistics is often divided into three major areas. The first is descriptive linguistics (which describes languages in terms of the sound systems (phonology), the ways the language constructs words (morphology), and the way it constructs phrases and sentences (syntax). The second, historical linguistics, examines the ways in which languages change and the grouping of languages into families. The last, language and culture, examines the ways in which language functions in a society.

We offer the following courses in linguistics:

• Anthropology 2.3 Descriptive Linguistics

• Anthropology 17 Historical Linguistics

• Anthropology 18 Sociolinguistics

• Anthropology 19 Language and Culture