Anthropology is the study of humans. Cultural anthropology is a branch that studies the knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, laws and customs of the world’s people. I include genealogy, the study of the generations, as a very focused branch of cultural anthropology, the study of your own heritage.
For centuries anthropology relied on the study of languages and the discovery of artifacts to build a model of human history. Today and for more than a decade, anthropologists have used DNA to support their arguments. This as a tripod of evidence and adds balance. Language, artifacts and DNA give anthropology three legs of support.
As genealogists, we rely on oral tradition and historical records. With DNA for genealogy, we can build our own tripod of evidence...
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*The Deep Into DNA article series is published each month in The In-Depth Genealogist Newsletter and will demystify genetic genealogy and make sense out of DNA testing terminology. Each month we will talk about the types of tests available from major labs and show relevant examples on how to use DNA in your genealogy research.
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