r/Anthropology↗
Anthropology: The best 4 fields ever.
A storehouse of linguistic, archaeological, cultural and biological anthropology information.
199k subscribers110 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)47 authors / mosince 2008
r/Anthropology has 199k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 110 posts a month from 47 people. Top topics: Ancient Humans, Ancient Tools and Artifacts and Maya Archaeology.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Ancient Humans1.0%
- Ancient Tools and Artifacts0.7%
- Maya Archaeology0.7%
- Ancient Food History0.6%
- Inca Ruins0.5%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Nature
- Live Science
- The Conversation
- ScienceDaily
- Substack
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