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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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family household
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A household formed on the basis of kinship and marriage.
ecclesiastical cult
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A highly complex religious system headed by a full-time priest.
language
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A highly flexible and complex system of communication that allows for the exchange of detailed information about both interior and exterior conditions. As a creative and open ...
occipital torus
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A horizontal bar of bone seen above the angularity in the occipital.
mano
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A hand-held stone used for grinding vegetable foods on a stone slab or "metate".
increment borer
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A hand-operated coring device for obtaining tree-ring samples.
nephrite
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A hard fibrous green to white rock often used for the manufacture of adze-blades. Commonly called jade.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)