Research Guides: Anthropology: Fields of Study

Subfields of Anthropology

Deepen your understanding of the key concepts in Biological anthropology, Archaeology, Sociocultural anthropology, and Linguistic anthropology by exploring the resources listed below.

SAPIENS - Anthropology Magazine
Articles organized by subfield: Archaeology, Biology, Culture, and Language.
Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Entries are peer-reviewed by leading academics on contemporary topics, as well as long-established anthropological subjects such as kinship and ritual.
The Dirt - podcast
Anna and Amber bring you exciting stories about all the weird, amazing, mysterious, and fascinating human past we all share!

Biological Anthropology

Becoming Human
An interactive documentary produced by the Institute of Human Origins which uses multimedia, research, and scholarship to promote greater understanding of the course of human evolution.
Understanding Race
A project of the American Anthropological Association that explores the concept of race by looking through the eyes of history, science and lived experience.

Explorations by Beth Shook (Editor); Katie Nelson (Editor); Kelsie Aguilera
ISBN: 9781931303811

Publication Date: 2024-03-05

The focus of this book is biological anthropology, which explores who we are from biological, evolutionary, and adaptive perspectives. We lay the foundation for this inquiry in the first four chapters by introducing the discipline of anthropology, evolutionary theory, molecular biology and genetics, and the forces of evolution.

Understanding Evolution (Berkeley)
Provides sections on the patterns and mechanisms of evolution.

Archeology

Introduction to Physical Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Methods
Full Video (12:47)

Archaeology 101
from the Archaeological Institute of America
Ember Archaeology
Alberta Consultants

Sociocultural Anthropology

Kinship - Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Topic entries relating to Kinship Theory.

Shared Voices: an Introduction to Cultural Anthropology [Revised Edition] by Demetrios Brellas; Vanessa Martinez-Renuncio; Katie Nelson (Contribution by); Linda Light (Contribution by); Sarah Lyon (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781964276182

Publication Date: 2024-10-31

This text aims to be accessible, interesting, accurate, and centered on marginalized voices.
An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology by C. Nadia Seremetakis
ISBN: 9781443891714

Publication Date: 2017