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16 Secrets Anthropology Majors Never Admit To

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

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16 Secrets Anthropology Majors Never Admit To
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I'm an anthropology major, and I love every minute of it. I couldn't tell you why, but I guess there's just something about studying different lifestyles that absolutely fascinates me. But anthropology majors definitely have our weird sides, especially when you go to a school that is filled with mostly Business and Bio majors. But us weirdos definitely have a lot in common, specifically these 16 things.

1) You love watching National Geographic specials

Especially this one, which you should all go watch RIGHT. NOW.

2) People constantly ask you "what is anthropology?"

3) Even more often than that, people ask you "what are you gonna do with that?"


4) You've definitely licked a rock at least once

Is it earthenware? Stoneware? Pearlware? Only one way to be sure, really.

5) If you concentrate in archaeology, this gif pisses you off to no end:


6) Staring at people is kind of your thing

What's their clothing made out of? Does their nose size suggest stronger neanderthal genes? What's that prayer they're saying?!

7) The Road to El Dorado speaks to you on an emotional level

And nobody believes you when you try to tell them it's based on a true story. And you pause the movie every five minutes to talk about how goddamn cool the Aztecs were.

8) You know what a bonobo is...

9) And you've had multiple class discussions on monkey sex. Literally.

Vaguely awkward class days, but weirdly crucial to chimp social structure. Who knew.

10) You've taken a field trip to the Smithsonian "Human Origins" exhibit

And you totally freaked out over the reconstructed Lucy.

11) Your family and friends call you Indiana Jones...

And you hate it every time they do.

12) Even though you secretly call yourself Indiana Jones

13) Your professors are so into their subject matter that their powerpoints always consist of 80+ slides

Half the time their presentations are on their own fieldwork. Very cool, but it's just not practical to try to fit 12+ years of hands-on study into a 50 minute class period.

14) You have the same kids in all of your classes

Yes, for all four years. Probably due to the fact that there's only like six anthro majors at your school.

15) Your family thinks you'll never get a "real" job...

16) ...But at the end of the day, digging up tiny shards of pottery and staring at monkeys is your passion. Oh well.

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