Early anthropology originated in Classical Greece and Persia and studied and tried to understand observable cultural diversity, such as by Al-Biruni of the Islamic Golden Age.
ˈɜːli ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn klˈæsɪkəl ɡɹˈiːs ænd pˈɜːʒə ænd stˈʌdid ænd tɹˈaɪd tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd əbzˈɜːvəbəl kˈʌltʃɚɹəl daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, sˈʌtʃ ɐz baɪ ˈælbaɪɹˈuːni ʌvðɪ ɪslˈɑːmɪk ɡˈoʊldən ˈeɪdʒ.