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The Four Fields

Anthropology studies all people, everywhere, across all of time — too much for one method. So the discipline works in four fields, each with its own question and its own kind of evidence. Tap a field to see how it works, then test yourself below.

One discipline, four lenses

Evidence—
Setting—
Time depth—
Four fields, one human questiontap a field to begin
A fifth field? Many programs add applied anthropology — not a separate subject but a stance that cuts across all four, putting the tools of any field to work on a real problem: fitting a clinic to local health beliefs, identifying remains, reviving a heritage language, or protecting a site before construction.

Whose question is it?

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