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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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lenticular
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Lens-shaped. Any object with a biconvex cross-section.
senescence
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Literally old age. Biological aging is the change in the biology of an organism as it ages after its maturity.
henge
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Literally, "hanging rock," this term is often applied to the neolithic stone monoliths found in Britain.
generalized reciprocity
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Informal gift giving for which no accounts are kept and no immediate or specific return is expected.
Platyrrhini
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Infraorder of the order primates that includes the new world monkeys and various new world fossil taxa.
subspecies
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Interfertile groups within a species that display significant differentiation among themselves.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)