Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of human cultures and the history of societies and civilizations. Often, anthropologists are involved in archaeological digs, and they help to bring to life what life might have been like in other cultures at other times in human history. They do this by discussing and analysing evidence often found by archaeologists, using the information to discover how people from that culture might have lived. As a result, some people confuse archaeology with anthropology because they are often quite closely linked.
The main mission of most anthropologists is to discover more about various races and societies throughout world history. They strive to document these points of interest and to draw comparisons between different cultures and populations.
Focusing on where our ancient ancestors migrated to and from and how they shaped and cultivated the land, those who study anthropology are also interested in how different cultures live today, in modern times. Anthropologists often rely on DNA evidence to back up their claims about previous civilizations, however, and modern DNA tests can be a valuable tool to an anthropologist.
Often, information and artefacts are gathered from archaeological digs which are then tested by modern scientists to determine their age and significance. For example, an Anthropology professor might be interested in the remains of a child which were found in an archaeological dig because the child's genetics (being a mix of two ethnicities) put a certain historic culture in contact with another tribe at a certain point in the distant past, which might account for historic changes in politics, sudden advances in technology or a shift in an ancient culture's lifestyle.
