Anthropology is the study of Humans, and can be broken down into physical anthropology and cultural anthropology, which themselves have further subgroups. After First Contact, it seems to have been expanded to include other humanoid species. The archaeology and anthropology officer was a position on Starfleet starships in the 23rd century. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
Anthropology is a general course taught at Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The Game")
A three-man anthropology team was on Mintaka III in 2366 hiden behind a duck blind. The duck blind failed when the reactor suffered a serious malfunction, and the observer team were discovered by the Mintakans. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")
In the illusion for the USS Voyager crew created by the telepathic pitcher plant in 2375, Chakotay was offered a professorship of anthropology at Starfleet Academy. (VOY: "Bliss")
Anthropologists
Anthropological topics
- Anatomy
- Archaeology
- Cultures
- Language
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Religion
- Sociology
See also
- Astral anthropology
- Cultural contamination
- Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development
- Monitoring device
- Richter scale of culture
Apocrypha
- Many personnel cards in the Star Trek Customizable Card Game have anthropology listed as a skill and many missions require it. [1]