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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primitive valuables

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A term coined by Dalton to describe the tokens of wealth and prestige, often of specially valued items, that were used in the ceremonial exchange systems of non-state societies; ...

provisional site designation

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A temporary code or number applied to newly located sites during site-surveying, until a final borden system number can be assigned.

thin-section analysis

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A technique whereby microscopic thin sections are cut from a stone object or potsherd and examined with a petrological microscope to determine the source of the material.

metallographic examination

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A technique used in the study of early metallurgy involving the microscopic examination of a polished section cut from an artifact. Which has been etched so as to reveal the metal ...