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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > applied anthropology > history of anthropology
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > archaeology > history of anthropology
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > history of anthropology
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > physical/biological anthropology > history of anthropology

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history of anthropology  

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  • Anthropology is the science of humans. If we take science in a broad sense as rigorous intellectual inquiry, anthropology has occurred in a number of times and places, whenever literate thinkers recorded observations and analyses of humanity, particularly those involving diverse cultures and physical forms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Anthropology, History of]

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