WBCHSE HS Anthropology case studies
WBCHSE HS Anthropology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The WBCHSE Higher Secondary Anthropology course is a two-year elective offered by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Class XI and XII students who want a science-adjacent humanities subject built around the study of humankind. It suits candidates curious about human origins, biological variation, material culture, social institutions and the tribal communities of India and West Bengal, and it is often chosen by students planning degrees in anthropology, sociology, archaeology, public health or social work, as well as by those preparing for competitive examinations with a social science component. The WBCHSE HS Anthropology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,500 words.
1Three Dates for Two Layers: Budgeting Chronology at a Birbhum Site
A second-year HS student joins a college excavation at a multi-period site near Suri, Birbhum. The cleaned section shows Layer A (0–0.5 m) with red ware and a shouldered stone celt, and Layer B (0.9–1.4 m) with microlithic blades, a compact hearth, and fragmentary animal teeth.
750 words, about 4 min2Cousin Marriages and a Quiet Request in a Purulia Village
A student surveys 40 households in a village in Purulia for a Class XII project. The genealogies show 11 marriages between a man and his mother's brother's daughter and 4 between a man and his father's sister's daughter.
724 words, about 4 min3Nine Short Children: Percentiles, Parents and a Doctor's Label
A student assists a health camp in a Sundarban block and measures 300 students aged 10–16. Height is taken against a wall tape with shoes on for the first 80 children; weight uses a bathroom scale on a concrete floor.
684 words, about 3 min4Patta, Houses and a PVTG Certificate in Totopara
A student visits Totopara, Alipurduar, for a project on tribal welfare. The village has about 60 Toto households.
690 words, about 3 min5Kiln, Cough and a Deadline: A Health Survey in Nadia
A student joins an NGO survey of 120 brick-kiln workers beside a wetland in Nadia. The kiln runs November to May; the survey is in March.
652 words, about 3 min