"Anthropology: the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities."
American Anthropological Association
Featured Content

Welcome to This is Anthropology. On this website, you can learn more about the discipline of anthropology, use our interactive map to learn about anthropology projects in different parts of the world, explore the skills and careers anthropologists have, and find out how you can become an anthropologist.

About Anthropology Are You an Anthropologist? What do Anthropologists Do?
Learn more about anthropology and its four fields. About Anthropology.
Featured Biographies
Kate Gillogly

Kate Gillogly

I am a cultural anthropologist. Research 1st at the Kwaio Cultural Centre in the Solomon Islands; worked on agricultural development and ecology in SE Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam); went on to urban environmentalism in SE Chicago; now teach & research watershed rehab in SE Wisconsin

Kimberly Plomp

Kimberly Plomp

I am a physical anthropologist and bioarchaeologist specializing in the use of geometric morphometrics to analyse human morphological variation in both health and disease.

Scott Ingram

Scott Ingram

I use the archaeological record to better understand contemporary problems such as human vulnerability to climate change and the sustainability of social and environmental systems. The past contains completed “experiments” in sustainability, resilience, and collapse that we can learn from.

Frederic Gleach

Frederic Gleach

I curate the Anthropology Collections at Cornell University. I'm interested in visual & material culture, museums & collecting, & cultural interactions like colonialism and tourism. I've written extensively on the Powhatan Indians of Virginia & on the history of anthropology, & also on Puerto Rico.

Ines Varela-Silva

Ines Varela-Silva

Human Biologist with a keen interest in global health and wellbeing throughout the lifespan. Current areas of research: Nutritional dual-burden of under-and overweight. Intergenerational effects on health and disease.Working with Maya in Mexico

Robert MacDonald

Robert MacDonald

I am an archaeological anthropologist employed as a partner with Archaeological Services Inc., a heritage consulting firm located in Toronto, Canada. I am also affiliated with the anthropology departments at the University of Waterloo and Trent University.

Load Time: 57 milliseconds