Category: anthropology...

the historical appearance of the capacity for culture initiates a qualitative departure from other forms of adaptation, based on an extraordinary variable creativity not directly linked to survival and ecological adaptation -- a major focus of anthropological research
physical anthropology studies the biology that distinguishes Homo sapiens from other species
linguistic anthropology looks at the unique human capacity to communicate through speech and diverse languages
field research was established as the hallmark of all the branches of anthropology
Charles Darwin's enormous contributions to anthropology through The Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871)
spending long periods alone in the field on a single island or in a particular tribal community -- observing people in action, off guard, in their daily activities and talking to one another
The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology. (JG Frazer)
The reason we stood up is the million-dollar question in anthropology. (D. Gebo)