Some authors argue that anthropology originated and developed as the study of "other cultures", both in terms of time (past societies) and space (non-European/non-Western societies).
sˌʌm ˈɔːθɚz ˈɑːɹɡjuː ðæt ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ænd dɪvˈɛləpt æz ðə stˈʌdi ʌv "ˈʌðɚ kˈʌltʃɚz", bˈoʊθ ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv tˈaɪm pˈæst səsˈaɪəɾiz ænd spˈeɪs nˈɑːnjˌʊɹɹəpˈiən slˈæʃ nˈɑːnwˈɛstɚn səsˈaɪəɾiz.