antropologie

Definitions of antropologie
  1. noun
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
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    archeologie, oudheidkunde, paleologie
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
    etnografie, rassenkunde
    the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
    etnologie, rassenkunde, rassenonderzoek, volkenkunde
    the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
    volkenkunde
    the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
    assyriologie
    archeology of the ancient Assyrians
    egyptologie
    archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts
    onderwaterarcheologie
    the archeology of underwater sites
    archeologie, oudheidkunde, paleologie
    the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities
    protohistorie
    the study humans prior to the invention of writing
    fabelleer, godenleer, mythologie
    the study of myths
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    maatschappijleer, maatschappijwetenschap, sociologie
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
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