Dr. Paul Breidenbach Anthropology is a discipline that uniquely bridges the social and natural sciences.
Anthropologists study the diversity of humankind as manifest through time and across the globe.
Biological anthropology addresses the physical properties of humans and their primate relatives, both now and in prehistory. Cultural anthropology investigates contemporary human cultures and the diversity of human social institutions, whereas archaeology concerns cultures of the past. The subfield of linguistic anthropology focuses on language and its interrelationship with culture. Together, these branches of study teach us about modern human biological and cultural diversity, as well as our evolutionary origins, thereby enhancing our understanding of the past, present, and future of the human species.