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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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proximal
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The portion of an artifact or bone closest to the body of the user or "owner".
productive life span
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The period bounded by the culturally established ages at which a person ideally enters and retires from the work force.
sorcery
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The performance of certain magical rites for the purpose of harming other people.
vasodilation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The opening up of the capillaries of the skin in response to warm temperatures, thus increasing the flow of blood to the surface of the.
domestic mode of production
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The organization of economic production and consumption primarily in the household.
primary context
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The original depositional situation, unaffected by any later disturbance.
stratosphere
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The part of the atmosphere 20 to 50 kilometers (12 to 31 miles) above the earth's surface; the area where ozone forms.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)