Anthropology

Anthropology

The study of human beings and human ancestors through time. Focuses on relation to physical characteristics, environmental effects, social relations and culture. The science of humans.

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linked changes

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Those changes brought about in a culture when other (interconnected) parts of that same culture undergo change.

graphic arts

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Those forms of art such as painting and drawing.

positivism

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Theoretical position that explanations must be empirically verifiable, that there are universal laws in the structure and transformation of human institutions, and that theories ...

sex chromosomes

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The x and y chromosomes. Normal males have one x and one y; normal females have two x's.

trace element analysis

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The use of chemical techniques, such as neutron activation analysis, or x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, for determining the incidence of trace elements in rocks. These methods ...