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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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Anthropology > Cultural anthropology 
paleoecology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the relationship of extinct organisms or groups of organisms to their environments.
sampling unit
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The sub-element of the total population selected for sampling.
specialization
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The limited range of activities in which a single individual is likely to be engaged.
individualistic cult
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The least complex form of religious organization in which each person is his or her own religious specialist.
intermembral index
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The length of the humerus and radius relative to the length of the femur and tibia.
life expectancy
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The length of time that a person can, on the average, expect to live.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)