Anthropology studies as a specialized field of academic study, however much developed through the end of the 19th century, then rapidly expanded beginning in the early 20th century to the point where many of the world's higher educational institutions typically included anthropology departments, with many thousands having come into existence.
ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi stˈʌdiz æz ɐ spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd fˈiːld ʌv ˌækədˈɛmɪk stˈʌdi, haʊˈɛvɚ mˈʌtʃ dɪvˈɛləpt θɹuː ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðˈɛn ɹˈæpɪdli ɛkspˈændᵻd bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi tə ðə pˈɔɪnt wˌɛɹ mˈɛnɪəv ðə wˈɜːldz hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz tˈɪpɪkli ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənts, wɪð mˈɛni θˈaʊzəndz hˌævɪŋ kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ɛɡzˈɪstəns.