Typology (anthropology)

Hey there, kiddo! So, you know how we have different groups of people like boys and girls and grown-ups? Well, people who study anthropology, which is the study of humans, sometimes like to put different kinds of people into groups too. That's called typology.

They do this by looking at things that people have in common, like the way they dress, the things they use, or the language they speak. Then, they can say that certain groups of people are similar because they have these things in common.

For example, they might say that people who live in a certain area all have similar houses, clothes, and tools, so they all belong to the same typology. Or, they might say that people who speak a certain language and have similar traditions and beliefs belong to the same typology.

Typology helps anthropologists to understand how people have lived throughout history and how they are living today. It's like putting puzzle pieces together to make a picture of what people are like and how they live.