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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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surface structure
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The particular arrangement of words that we hear or read.
weathering
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The natural chemical or physical alteration of an object or deposit through time.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The notion that a person's language shapes her or his perception and view of the world.
dysfunction
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The notion that some cultural traits can cause stress or imbalance within a cultural system.
microblade core
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The nucleus from which micro-blades were manufactured. Usually a small barrel or conical shaped stone artifact with a flat top and one or more fluted surfaces left as scars from ...
phenotype
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The observable and measurable characteristics of an organism.
open-area excavation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The opening up of large horizontal areas for excavation, used especially where single period deposits lie close to the surface as, for example, with the remains of American Indian ...
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)