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Blog: A Beginner's Guide to Anthropology

Welcome to the Anthropology 4U blog, “A Beginner’s Guide to Anthropology!” In these posts, I write about the four fields of Anthropology for a general audience. And, I try to make the content easy to understand. So if you don’t know anything about Anthropology and you want to learn, keep reading! You can view the posts by category using the options below, and you can also view posts by tag. I hope you enjoy reading my posts and they teach you a lot about Anthropology. If you have comments or suggestions for future posts, please contact me. I’d love to hear from you! Hope you have a great day!

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Cultural Anthropology

Anthropology Day 2020

A few days ago, on February 20th, we celebrated World Anthropology Day! Anthropology Day is a day to celebrate the field of Anthropology and tell the general public about what we do as Anthropologists.  Since Anthropology has such a wide

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Indian mother with male child
Cultural Anthropology

Anthropological Concepts: Kinship Terminology

Different cultures have different ways of naming the people in their families. This is called kinship terminology. Around the world, there are several different systems of kinship terminology. Here are the 6 most common systems. Kinship terminology can be a

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Archaeology

Anthropology Online: Artifacts (FREE eBook)

In a previous post, I mentioned that you could view some artifacts online at the American Museum of Natural History. Well, there are many, many more places online where you can view artifacts, both ethnographic items and archaeological items! So,

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Musical instruments
Cultural Anthropology

Anthropological Concepts: Origins of Music

What are the origins of music? Music is a cultural universal (just like body art), which means that it is found in all cultures around the world.  Music also goes way back in human history–the oldest known musical instrument is

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Cultural Anthropology

Anthropological Concepts: Body Art

All cultures decorate and make modifications to the human body, whether it is temporary or permanent. This is called body art.  Body Art includes cutting, styling, or dying hair; body piercing; body painting; tattooing; and scarification.  Hair Cutting, styling, or

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Want to Learn More About Anthropology?

Do you like this blog? Do you want to learn even more about Anthropology? Check out the Resources section of this website! On the Anthropology Links page, you can view a list of links to websites that are related to Anthropology. On the Recommended Reading page, you can see some of the introductory Anthropology books that I recommend reading. On the Anthropology Articles page, you can read some interesting online articles about topics in Anthropology. And, on the Anthropology 4U videos page, you can view my YouTube videos, all without having to leave this website! Finally, on the SlideShare Presentations page, you can view my SlideShare presentations, also without leaving my website. Don’t know what SlideShare is? Check it out here.

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