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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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grammar
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The formal structure of a language, comprising phonology, morphology, and syntax.
instrument height
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The elevation of the line-of-sight of a surveying instrument above the immediate ground surface.
niche
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The environmental requirements and tolerances of a species; sometimes seen as a species' "profession" or what it does to survive.
Oldowan industry
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The earliest toolkits, comprising flake and pebble tools, used by hominids in the olduvai gorge, east Africa.
exchange
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The distribution of goods and services among members of a society.
intron
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The DNA sequence in a eukaryotic gene that is not translated into a protein.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)