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Cultural anthropology

Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.

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Cultural anthropology

resharpening flakes

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Usually small flakes removed from the edges of chipped-stone cutting or scraping tools to rejuvenate the effectiveness of the edge.

orthograde

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

orthograde is vertical posture, it's from grade + ortho= correct, right, upright

microfaunal remains

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Very small animal remains, such as rodent bones, tiny bone fragments, insects, small mollusks, foraminifera, etc. , discovered in an archaeological site.

occipital condyles

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Two rounded projections on either side of the foremen magnum that fit into a pair of sockets on the top of the spine, thus articulating the skull with the spine.

selective attention

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Unconscious focusing on and response to stimuli that are perceived to be important, to the exclusion of other stimuli.

corvee

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Unpaid labor in lieu of taxation, usually on road construction and maintenance.

diachronic studies

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Use of descriptive data from one society or population that has been studied at many points in time.

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