Ask An Anthropologist
Ask An Anthropologist is an educational resource for students, teachers, parents, and life-long learners. We encourage anyone interested in anthropology to make use of its content.
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The differences between our brains and the brains of other animals is an important part of what makes us human. Find out why your brain is so big and what that allows you to do.
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The Setting for Science
If you like being outdoors, digging up bones, and doing science, then check out what it’s like to be an anthropologist.
Team Primates
Humans aren't the only animals with complicated social lives. Studying how other primates interact with each other can help us figure out why humans live the way they do.
Changing Climates and Changing Faces
Climate change has been a hot topic in discussions on the future of our global community. But looking into the past is also important. What do we know about how the climate and the environment affected our early ancestors?
Ancient Ecosystems
It is possible to learn more about the environment where animals live by studying the animals themselves.