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Glossary of Anthropological Terms
| Anthropology | the study of humankind |
| Archaeology | the study of material remains of past human life and activities |
| Artifact | portable object made by people in the past |
| Collections Manager | one whose primary responsibility is to properly care and store the artifacts of a particular discipline's collection; for further information, go to Collection Care & Preventative Conservation |
| Cultural Anthropology | anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology |
| Curator | one who is in charge of, interprets, and researches a material collection; Curators at NHM are also charged with the responsibility of creating exhibits for the public, and publishing results of their own personal research |
| Curator Emeritus | retired Curator |
| Curatorial Assistant | one who assists in collection management |
| Ethnology | similar to Cultural Anthropology, the comparative and analytical study of contemporary human cultures |
| Linguistics | the study of human speech including the units, nature, structure, and modification of language |
| Physical Anthropology | anthropology concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation |
| Preventative Conservation | conservation practices that are meant to stabilize and prevent objects from deterioration, ideally, before any degradation has begun |
Is
there a vocabulary word within our website that you don't understand? email
anthro@nhm.org
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