The term anthropic unit (from Greek ', 'human') is used with different meanings in archaeology, in measurement and in social studies.
In archaeology, anthropic units are strata or deposits of material containing a high proportion of man-made detritus. For example:
Following the coinage of the term "anthropic principle" by Brandon Carter in 1973âÂÂ1974, units of measurement that are on a human scale are occasionally referred to as "anthropic units", as the example here:
In fields of study such as sociology and ethnography, anthropic units are identifiable groupings of people. For example: and: