Anthropology is divided into four subfields.

• Physical Anthropology – humans as biological organisms
  • Paleoanthropology
  • Applied physical anthropology
  • Human variation
  • Forensic anthropology
  • Primatology
• Archaeology – attempts to reconstruct past cultures most without any written records
  • Cultural resource management
  • Historical archaeology
  • Applied Archaeology
  • Prehistoric Archaeology
  • Contact Archaeology
• Anthropological Linguistics – study of languages in historical, social, and structural contexts
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Enthnolinguistics
  • Historical linguistics
  • Applied linguistics
  • Descriptive linguistics
• Cultural Anthropology – examines similarities and differences among contemporary cultures of the world
  • Applied anthropology
  • Development anthropology
  • Environmental anthropology
  • Medical anthropology
  • Political anthropology
  • Psychological anthropology
  • Urban anthropology