Archaeology
is the
branch of anthropology that deals with the reconstruction of life
histories/cultures that no longer exist.
Biological
(Physical) Anthropology 
for more information
see BioAnth.org
Recommended titles
Stevenson, Joan C. (1991) Dictionary of Concepts in Physical
Anthropology. Greenwood Publishing. Information
at Amazon.com.
Cultural
(Social) Anthropology: The
study of the human behaviors which are learned, including among others the
social, linguistic, technical and familial. Cultural anthropology has been
called the study of humankind and our works. It is sometime used
interchangeably in North America for what in Europe is called social
anthropology, reflecting the traditional European interest in social
systems and the major North American interest in culture. 
- Recommended
titles:
Winthrop, Robert H. (1991) Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural
Anthropology. Greenwood Publishing. Information
at Amazon.com.
Holism
is "a theory that the universe and especially living
nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes (as of living
organisms) that are more than the mere sum of elementary particles." 
Linguistics
is the
comparative study of the structure, nature, interrelationships, history
and development of languages. 
Physical
(Biological) Anthropology [see biological anthropology]

Social (Cultural)
Anthropology [see cultural anthropology] 
Population

From Merriam-Webster
1 a : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country
or region b : the total of individuals occupying an area
or making up a whole c : the total of particles at a
particular energy level -- used especially of atoms in a laser
2 : the act or process of populating
3 a : a body of persons or individuals having a quality or
characteristic in common b (1) : the organisms inhabiting
a particular locality (2) : a group of interbreeding organisms
that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins
4 : a group of individual persons, objects, or items from
which samples are taken for statistical measurement 
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