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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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subera
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A division of an era. The cenozoic is divided into two suberas, the tertiary and quatemary.
type
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A distinctive formal artifact class defined by the consistent clustering of attributes and restricted in space and time, e.g. The "folsom point" is a projectile point "type".
site
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A distinct spatial clustering of artifacts, features, structures, and organic and environmental remains. As the residue of human activity.
sickle-cell anemia
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A disorder in individuals homozygous for hemoglobin s in which red blood cells will develop into a sickle shape that, in turn, will clog capillaries, resulting in anemia, heart ...
ptyalin
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A digestive enzyme found in saliva that begins the digestion of starches in the mouth.
pedigree
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A diagrammatic reconstruction of past mating in a family.
proton magnetometer
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A device used in subsurface detection which records variation in the earth's magnetic field.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)