Anthropology vs. Archaeology

Anthropologynoun

The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.

Anthropologynoun

The science of the structure and functions of the human body.

Anthropologynoun

The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's origin, location, history, and environment; - sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.

Anthropologynoun

That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God. See also anthropopathite, anthropopathism, anthropomorphist.

Anthropologynoun

the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

Anthropologynoun

the study of human societies and cultures and their development.

Anthropologynoun

the study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their evolution.

Anthropology

Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures and societies, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behaviour, while cultural anthropology studies cultural meaning, including norms and values.

Archaeologynoun

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:

Archaeologynoun

the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.

Archaeologynoun

the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.

Archaeologynoun

the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.

Archaeologynoun

The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.

Archaeologynoun

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. Archaeology is often considered a branch of socio-cultural anthropology, but archaeologists also draw from biological, geological, and environmental systems through their study of the past.