Human evolution

Human evolution

Otherwise known as anthropogeny; anything of or relating to the study of the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominids, great apes and placental mammals.

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An enzyme-catalyzed, light-independent process of repair of ultraviolet-light-induced thymine dimers in DNA that involves removal of the dimers and synthesis of a new piece of DNA complementary to ...

sphere of exchange

Archaeology; Human evolution

In non-market societies, prestige valuables and ordinary commodities were often exchanged quite separately, i.e., valuables were exchanged against valuables in prestige transactions, while ...

parallelism

Archaeology; Human evolution

The separate appearance of a feature with the same character state in two or more species that developed independently from a different character state of the feature in the last common ancestor. See ...

endosymbiont hypothesis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The hypothesis that mitochondria and chloroplasts originated as free-living prokaryotes that invaded primative eukaryotic cells and established a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship.

cation-ratio dating

Archaeology; Human evolution

This method aspires to the direct dating of rock carvings and engravings, and is potentially applicable to Paleolithic artifacts with a strong patina caused by exposure to desert dust. It depends on ...