Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History
Encyclopedia
The Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History - ICANH is a scientific and technical government agency ascribed to the Colombian Ministry of Culture in charge of researching, producing and disseminating knowledge in the fields of anthropology
, archeology and colonial history to protect the archaeological and ethnographic patrimony of Colombia
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Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, archeology and colonial history to protect the archaeological and ethnographic patrimony of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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