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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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rhyolite
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A fine-grained light colored volcanic rock, chemically identical to obsidian. Color may range from white, through gray, and yellow to reddish-pink. Sometimes used as a raw ...
palisade (also stockade)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A fence formed of vertical posts placed side-by-side. Usually intended for defensive purposes.
postorbital bar
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A feature of the skull formed by a downward extension of the frontal bone that supports the eye.
matrifocal family household
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A family unit based solely on the bond between a mother and her children.
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A double-stranded loop of DNA found within the mitochondria. There can be as few as one or as many as several hundred mitochondria per cell, and each mitochondrion possesses ...
household
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A domestic residential group whose members live together in intimate contact, rear children, share the proceeds of labor and other resources held in common, and in general ...
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)