Anthropological fieldwork is one of the most important traditions that distinguishes anthropology from many other social sciences. It involves the systematic study of people, cultures, social institutions, beliefs, and everyday practices through direct observation and participation in the community being studied. The development of fieldwork has been gradual, moving from dependence on second-hand accounts to long-term, intensive, and reflexive research. During the nineteenth century, anthropology was largely based on information collected by missionaries, travellers, colonial administrators, and explorers. Early anthropologists such as Edward B. Tylor and James G. Frazer generally relied on what came to be called the “armchair” approach. They compared reports from different societies and attempted to construct universal theories of cultural evolution. Although these writings contributed to the development of anthropology, they often lacked direct knowledge