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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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polygyny
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Marriage between one man and two or more women simultaneously.
polyandry
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Marriage between one woman and two or more men simultaneously.
fraternal polyandry
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Marriage of one woman with a set of brothers.
exogamy
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Marriage outside a particular group with which one is identified.
sediment
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Material that was suspended in water and that settles at the bottom of a body of water.
temper
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Materials added to clay in the manufacture of ceramic artifacts, to prevent cracking during firing. Could include vegetal fibers, feathers, rock fragments, sand, or ground-up ...
mammals
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Members of the class mammalia, a class of the subphylum vertebrata, that are characterized by a constant level of activity independent of external temperature and by mammary ...
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)