Description

Anthropology, the scientific study of man in time and space embraces both socio-cultural and biological aspects of man from the point of variation and evolution. Biological Anthropology concentrates mainly on the study of biological variation for a given set of characters such as Demographic, Anthropometric, Dermotoglyphic, Physiological, Serological, Biochemical and other Genetic variables in human populations. The unit of study in Biological Anthropology is generally, the Mendelian population or Endogamous group. Several studies are undertaken in this direction by selecting a particular population and specific set of characters to explain biological variation. On the basis of endogamy, habitate, social structure, rituals, traditional practices etc. population can be viewed as tribe, caste, religious group etc.