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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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ostracum
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Fragments (as of pottery) containing inscriptions. The singular is "ostraca. "
allomorphs
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Forms contained in morphemes that differ in sound but not in meaning.
hermeneutics
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Formal study of methods of interpretation. Following gadamer, the hermeneutical process is often regarded as involving complex interaction between the interpreting subject and the ...
outwash deposit
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Fluvial sediments laid down by glacial melt-water.
Paleolithic
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The archaeological period before c. 10,000 BC, characterized by the earliest known stone tool manufacture.
statistical analysis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The application of probability theory to quantified descriptive data.
palynology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The analysis of fossil pollen as an aid to the reconstruction of past vegetation and climates.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)