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Crosse  What is Anthropology?     2. archaeologists use material
culture to study human pasts;   4. linguistic anthropologists
analyze past and present languages.  The anthropology minor at
UW-L is designed to provide a comprehensive historical and
cultural perspective on contemporary human problems.  Courses
that can be applied toward the anthropology minor span all four
subfields, including Language and Culture, Indigenous
Agricultural Societies: Past and Present, Introduction to
Physical Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Anthropology of
War, and Anthropology of Food, to name just a few.  What Can I
Do With an Anthropology Minor?  Have you ever wondered if what
you’ve been learning in other courses apply to people who live
in Nepal, Mozambique, Bolivia, Egypt, Micronesia, or Mexico? 
Because anthropologists study the diversity of human beings all
over the globe, the anthropology minor gives students an
international perspective on human behavi