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As an anthropology major, you will apply basic methods, concepts, theories and modes of explanation to three main subfields: archaeology, biological anthropology and cultural anthropology.

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It has three curatorial divisions (Ethnology, Archaeology, and Biological Anthropology) and its staff includes curators, research assistants, program staff, collections specialists, archivists, ...

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Roughly 4,000-year-old bones from Chile contain genetic evidence of leprosy, suggesting that a rare form of the bacteria that causes the disease may have been circulating in the Americas and long ...

Since the Scopes trial in 1925, Science News has reported on legislative attempts to undermine the teaching of evolution.

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