Web-based resources for anthropology research.

From: Online | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Eng, Susanna; Gardner, Susan | Copyright information

Anthropology, generally defined as "the study of humankind" or "the study of humanity," is the most diverse of the social sciences. The Wikipedia entry for anthropology says that this discipline is "concerned with all humans at all times"--not a bad assessment. It encompasses the unlimited study of diverse ethnic groups of all eras and in all geographical regions who are engaged in all manner of human behavior. Talk about broad!

Because it is so broad, scholars generally...

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