Anthropology

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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hypercalcemia

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A condition characterized by high levels of calcium in the blood, caused by excessive amounts of vitamin d; results in sluggish nerve reflexes and calcification of soft tissues.

Middle Range Theory

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A conceptual framework linking raw archaeological data with higher-level generalizations and conclusions about the past which can be derived from this evidence.

psychic unity

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A concept popular among some nineteenth-century anthropologists that assumed that all people when operating under similar circumstances will think and behave in similar ways.

census

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A comprehensive survey of a population designed to reveal its basic demographic characteristics.

leister

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A composite fishing spear made up of barbed side-pieces surrounding an unbarbed central point.

joint family household

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A complex family unit formed through polygyny or polyandry or through the decision of married siblings to live together m the absence of their parents.