1870s in anthropology
Timeline of anthropology, 1870–1879
Timeline of anthropology, 1870–1879

Events
1873

The American Museum of Natural History establishes an anthropology department

Publications
1871

Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family

Births
1873

Leo Frobenius
Arnold van Gennep
Charles Seligman
John Reed Swanton

Deaths
1873

Louis Agassiz