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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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Thiessen polygons
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A formal method of describing settlement patterns based on territorial divisions centered on a single site; the polygons are created by drawing straight lines between pairs of ...
premating mechanism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A form of reproductive isolation that prevents mating from occurring.
messenger RNA (mRNA)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A form of RNA that copies the DNA code in the nucleus and transports it to the ribosome.
stratified random sampling
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A form of probabilistic sampling in which the region or site is divided into natural zones or strata such as cultivated land and forest; units ate then chosen by a random number ...
true brachiation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A form of locomotion found in the lesser apes in which the body, suspended from above, is propelled by arm swinging as the animal rapidly moves hand-over-hand along a branch.
idealist explanation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A form of explanation that lays great stress on the search for insights into the historical circumstances leading up to the event under study in terms primarily of the ideas and ...
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)