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Archaeology
The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.
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creationism
Archaeology; Evolution
The religious doctrine that all living things on Earth were created separately, in more or less their present form, by a supernatural creator, as stated in the Bible; the precise ...
allometry
Archaeology; Evolution
The relation between the size of an organism and the size of any of its parts. For example, an allometric relation exists between brain size and body size, such that (in this ...
ozone layer
Archaeology; Evolution
The region of the atmosphere, generally 11-26 km (7-16 miles) above Earth, where ozone forms in high concentrations. The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation, shielding Earth ...
continental drift
Archaeology; Evolution
The process by which the continents move as part of large plates floating on Earth's mantle. See plate tectonics.
crossing over
Archaeology; Evolution
The process during meiosis in which the chromosome of a diploid pair exchange genetic material, visible in the light microscope. At a genetic level, it produces recombination.
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- Archaeobotany (69)
- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)