Study of human remains from archaeological sites. These anthropologists analyze and study the past and present evolution of Homo Sapiens and attempt to understand the causes of present human diversity. 

Bioarchaeology (US)

Study of all biological (human and animal) remains. Recently, bioarchaeology has included plant remains.

Bioarcheology (Europe)

An archaeological study that is defined in Europe as focusing solely on human skeletal remains similar to bioarchaeology's definition in the United States. 

Osteoarcheology

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- Ethnoarchaeology
- Historical Archaeology 
- Archaeoastronomy
- Zooarchaeology
- Archaeobotany or Paleoethnobotany
- Experimental Archaeology
- Environmental Archaeology
- Forensic Archaeology
- Geoarchaeology
- Maritime Archaeology/ Underwater Archaeology
- Collections Management
- Palaeoarchaeology
- Paleopathology
- Bioarchaeology
- Archaeogenetics
- Osteoarchaeology   

Archaeological Subdisciplines

The study of how people in the past understood and observed phenomena in the sky and how these observations influenced various cultures. 

Archaeoastronomy

Study of hominid fossils from 15,000,000 - 10,000 years ago, human adaptions, and human evolution.

Paleoarchaeology

Study of past diseases and injuries in all organisms, especially past human pathologies. 

Paleopathology (Palaeopathology)

Study of written and oral traditions to contextualize and inform cultural material for historical-period socities. 

Historical Archaeology (Post-Medieval Archaeology)

The study of ancient DNA, a form of genetic analysis that can be applied to humans, animals, and plants. 

Archaeogenetics

Study to test archaeological hypotheses, usually through replicating or approximating the process and feasibility of how ancient societies' accomplished tasks/ feats.

Experimental Archaeology

Prehistoric Archaeologists recover and analyze materials to reconstruct lifestyles of past societies that have no written record

Prehistoric Archaeology 

The ethnographic study of people, usually through material remains.

Ethnoarchaeology

The study and reconstruction of relationships between past societies and their environment. 

Environmental Archaeology

Maritime archaeology studies past human cultures through material evidence of their interactions with oceans, lakes, and rivers.

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