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Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, including human biology, culture, and society. This broad field encompasses several sub-disciplines, including cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. From exploring the diversity of human cultures to understanding the biological and evolutionary foundations of our species, anthropology provides a comprehensive understanding of what it means to be human.
In-depth inquiries into the ancestry of Homo sapiens, or modern humans, have been done throughout history. One method is the "multi-regional hypothesis of human evolution".
The study of the interdependence of hierarchy, social fabric and psychology is known as psychological anthropology.
Neo Darwinism is sometimes referred to as the Modern Theory of Origin of Species or the Modern Synthesis theory of Evolution.
Chronological age is an order that has been devised in archaeology, one of which can date different periods with sophisticated chronometric dating technologies like radiocarbon and luminescence.
The underlying premise of this Equilibrium is that, in a large population with random mating and lack of additional factors like genetic drift, mutation, and natural selection the frequencies of certain genes tends to remain constant from one generation to another.
The study of the origin of marriage can be traced back to the work of Morgan where he explained various kinship systems in Ancient Society (1877).
Hypogamy is a rule of marriage that is the exact opposite of hypergamy. American sociologist Robert K. Merton describes hypogamy as a case of “women marrying down”.
Legal anthropology includes the study of legal ordering of bands, tribes, rural villages and urban neighborhoods.
Ethnomusicology is a field of knowledge that investigates the art of music as a physical, psychological, cultural and aesthetic phenomenon
Pangenesis Theory is one of the Theories of Inheritance given by Sir Charles Darwin. He coined the term Pangenesis with the terms ‘pan’ which means whole and ‘genesis’ which means origin.
The concept of universality of culture in anthropology refers to the idea that there are certain aspects of human culture that are common to all societies, regardless of their geographical location or historical time period.
Maritime archaeology is the detailed study of human interaction with oceans, lakes, rivers and other water bodies through material remains like ships, vessels and cargoes etc.
