antropología

Definitions of antropología
  1. noun
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
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    arqueología
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
    etnografía
    the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
    etnología
    the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
    antropología física
    the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
    antropología cultural, antropología social
    the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
    asiriología
    archeology of the ancient Assyrians
    egiptología
    archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts
    sumeriología
    the archeology of ancient Sumerians
    arqueología submarina
    the archeology of underwater sites
    paleoclimatología
    the study of the climate of past ages
    paleogeografía
    the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs
    paleografía
    the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)
    paleopatología
    the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
    paleología
    the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities
    protohistoria
    the study humans prior to the invention of writing
    paleoetnografía
    the ethnography of paleolithic humans
    mitología
    the study of myths
    ritualismo
    the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies
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    ciencias sociales
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
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