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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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Erasmus Darwin
Archaeology; Evolution
The name shared by Charles Darwin's grandfather and brother, each important in his life and work. Charles's grandfather Erasmus (1731-1802) was a glorious polymath -- physician, ...
gene flow
Archaeology; Evolution
The movement of genes into or through a population by interbreeding or by migration and interbreeding.
common ancestor
Archaeology; Evolution
The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved.
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ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Archaeology; Evolution
The kind of RNA that constitutes the ribosomes and provides the site for translation.
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- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)