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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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bilocal residence
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Regular alternation of a married couple's residence between the household or vicinity of the wife's kin and of the husband's kin.
synchronic
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Referring to phenomena considered at a single point in time; i.e. An approach which is not primarily concerned with change (cf. Diachronic).
empirical
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Received through the senses (sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste), either directly or through extensions.
quartz-crystal
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Pure silicate rock-crystal. Usually perfectly clear with six crystal surfaces. May be used as a raw material for lithic tool manufacture.
Lorisidae
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Prosimian family that includes the lords, potto, angwantibo, and galago.
bride wealth
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Property given by the family of the groom to the family of the bride to compensate them for the loss of their daughter's services.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)