The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to anthropology:
Anthropology – study of humankind. Anthropology has origins in the natural sciences – humanities – and the social sciences.[1] The term was first used by François Péron when discussing his encounters with Tasmanian Aborigines.[2]
Anthropology can be described as all of the following:[citation needed]
Archaeology – study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.
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