As has been said earlier, some anthropologists regard anthropology as a branch

of history. Human being is born in a natural way, but social life is not the production of
nature. Social level is different from biological level.

Anthropology

It is true that human nature is such that human beings have to live in united groups, but
human nature does not decide what to eat and how to eat, what dress to put on and how
will it be put on, how many times and how to marry or what shall be our viewpoint
towards natural powers. In other words, culture of a particular society is not the
production of human nature.

1. Anthropology studies the past.

The structure of society has no natural order like that of the structure of solar
system or atom. Society is a web of social relations supplied by history and united among
them by moral values. The forces of nature have no hand in keeping them united. In this
way, society is a social and moral order and sociology, which studies it, is a social
science.

Similarities -

2. Anthropology studies ancient things.

History
1. History describes human actions,
2. Anthropology makes history,
Differences -

It is a part of Humanities. Anthropologists have been doing the work of social

reformation. It cannot be inferred from this discussion that anthropology has no relation
with natural sciences but only this much can be said that anthropology and history are
closely related. History and anthropology are both related to human actions. Social
anthropology discusses human actions which cause social events.

1. Anthropology also studies the physical aspects of man along With social aspect.
2. The viewpoint of anthropology is anthropological
3. Anthropology is mainly related to human culture.

History presents a description of these events. Social anthropology studies the

origin of civilization and culture and reactions of evolution, etc. On the other hand, history
studies particular civilization or culture on the basis of a particular period. In brief, the
relation between anthropology and history can be comprehended from the following
table:
Anthropology and History

1. History has no interest in the physical aspect of man.

2. The viewpoint of history is historical.
3. History is mainly related to Political events.