Anthropology

Articles about humans, cultures and human development.

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Human

Human

Human (Homo sapiens): biology, behavior and global distribution

Overview of Homo sapiens: classification, anatomy, cognition, origins, social life and global distribution. Summarizes key features, evolutionary background and notable distinction

Human evolution

Human evolution

Human evolution: origins, traits, and major milestones

Survey of human evolution covering origins in Africa, defining biological traits, fossil and genetic evidence, major hominins, and the development of culture and technology.

Human genetics

Human genetics: principles, history, and applications

Human migration

Human migration

Human migration: causes, types, history and impacts

A concise, neutral overview of human migration: definitions, main causes, historical development, types (voluntary and forced), legal frameworks and social and economic effects.

Human sacrifice

Human science

Human science: scope, methods, disciplines and key debates

Human skin colour

Human trafficking

Humanitarianism

Humanity

Hunter-gatherer

Hunter-gatherer

Hunting magic

Hunting magic: ritual beliefs and practices linked to hunting

Hurrians

Hurrians: ancient people of northern Mesopotamia and their cultural legacy

Husband

Husband: definition, roles, history and cultural variation

Hutu

Huwala (ethnic group)

Igbo people

Immigration

Immigration

Inca Empire

Incest

Incest

Incest: definition, legal and cultural perspectives, risks and responses

Overview of incest—sexual relations between close relatives—including definitions, cultural and legal variation, health and genetic concerns, consent and abuse issues, history, and

Indian

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples — overview, history, and contemporary issues

Indo-Aryan languages

Indo-Aryan languages: overview, history, and distribution

Indo-Canadians

Infanticide

Interracial

Inuit

Iranian Azeris

Irish Americans

Irish Americans: history, culture, and influence in the United States

Irish people

Irish people: history, culture, and diaspora

Iroquois

Iroquois (Haudenosaunee): The People of the Longhouse

Israelites

Israelites: identity, history, and legacy of an ancient Semitic people

Istrian Italians

Italian Americans

Italian Americans

Americans of Italian birth or descent: origins, waves of immigration, regional roots, population distribution, cultural contributions, and community identity in the United States.

Italian Canadians

J1 (Y-DNA)

Jadoon

Jadoon (Gadoon) — Pashtun tribe of Pakistan and Afghanistan

Japanese

Japanese (language, people, and culture)

Japanese Canadians

Japonic languages

Japonic languages: classification, features, history, and current status

Java Man

Java Man (type specimen of Homo erectus)

Jew

Jodhra

John

John (given name and surname)

Kabyles people

Kabyles: the Berber people of Kabylie, northeastern Algeria

Kalash

Kallar (caste)