Anthropology

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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molecule

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A unit composed of two or more atoms linked by a chemical bond.

sectorial premolar

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A unicuspid first lower premolar with a shearing edge.

lineage

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A unilineal descent group composed of people who trace their genealogies through specified links to a common ancestor.

matrilineal descent group

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A unilineal descent group in which membership is inherited through the maternal line.

patrilineal descent group

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A unilineal descent group in which membership is inherited through the paternal line.

clan

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A unilineal descent group usually comprising more than ten generations consisting of members who claim a common ancestry even though they cannot trace step-by-step their exact ...