The science of mankind," anthropology, analyzes human beings from a variety of angles, including the

biology and evolutionary history of Homo sapiens as well as the characteristics of society and culture
that clearly set humans apart from other animal species. Due of the wide range of topics it covers,
anthropology has evolved into a collection of more specialized fields, particularly since the middle of
the 20th century. The field of anthropology that focuses on the biology and evolution of people is
called physical anthropology. The article on human evolution goes into more detail about it. Cultural
anthropology (or ethnology), social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and psychological
anthropology are among the subfields that examine the social and cultural creations of human groups
(see below). Using archaeology as a tool of investigation