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What is anthropology?

Anthropology is the science of humanity, examining human life and variation in the different forms in which they are found. Anthropology considers the variety of customs, languages and civilizations that make up humanity, uniting diverse sciences such as biology and geology, with humanistic endeavors such as religious studies, philosophy and history. Anthropology has often been called the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the scientific disciplines.

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