ABSTRACT
Twenty-first-century anthropology builds upon practices developed over generations of fieldwork with human communities, human biology, analyses of languages, and archaeology with sites throughout the world. Because we today must manage immense numbers of humans, all in communities with histories back into deep time, in a great range of environments threatened by severe climate changes, the knowledge and practices of anthropology are more and more extended into all areas of contemporary life. Anthropology no longer is for a few odd persons traveling to far-off uncomfortable places, it is a growing employment field for hundreds of thousands. Additionally, skills developed for anthropologists are valued in a range of professions, from marketing to medicine, heritage management to foods. Familiarity with anthropology, as a profession and as source of knowledge, is a sound investment for personal growth and employment opportunities.
