Anthropology is the study of humans. It is the global study of people today and of people in the past. The Anthropology Program at MSUM offers courses in all subfields of anthropology with emphasis in archaeology and cultural anthropology.
Archaeology is the study of past cultures through the examination of material remains left in the ground. It involves the excavation of archaeological sites and analysis of artifacts, ecofacts, and features, and provides a “deep history” for humanity extending back through 2.5 million years of time.
Cultural Anthropology is concerned with the study of human culture—the learned, shared ways of life of people. Cultural anthropologists are interested in the study of culture in both western and non-western, industrialized and non-industrialized societies, and in the interrelationships among environmental adaptations, sociopolitical organizations, and belief systems.
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