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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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subsistence pattern
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The basic means by which a human group extracted and utilized energy from its environment.
nucleotide
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The basic building block of nucleic acids; composed of a five-carbon sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose), a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base (either a purine or pyrimidine).
biological imperatives
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The basic human drives for food, rest, sexual satisfaction, and social contact.
monocausal explanation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The attribution of one cause to the existence of a phenomenon.
multicausal explanation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The attribution of more than one cause to the existence of a phenomenon.
skull deformation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The artificial distortion of cranial bones during growth practiced by some aboriginal cultures.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)