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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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bound morphemes
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Morphemes that must be attached to other morphemes to convey meaning.
cross-cousins
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Mother's brothers' children and father's sisters' children.
parallel cousins
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Mother's sisters' children and father's brothers' children.
transformational grammar
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Noam Chomsky's theory of linguistics, based on the fact that a single meaning may be expressed in different forms.
native copper
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Metallic copper found naturally in nuggets, which can be worked by hammering, cutting, and annealing.
phytoliths
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Minute particles of silica derived from the cells of plants, able to survive alter the organism has decomposed or been burned. They are common in ash layers, pottery, and even on ...
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)