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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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notochord
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A cartilaginous rod that runs along the back (dorsal) of all chordates at some point in their life cycle.
inventory of resources
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A catalogue of the kinds of materials the people under investigation take from their environment in order to clothe, house, and feed themselves; the amount of time they spend ...
social category
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A category composed of all people who share certain culturally identified characteristics.
social class
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A category of people who have generally similar educational histories, job opportunities, and social standing and who are conscious of their membership in a social group that is ...
mold
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A cavity left in firm sediment by the decayed body of an organism.
prokaryote
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A cell, more primitive than a eukaryote, having no nucleus. Prokaryotes include bacteria and blue-green algae.
postorbital septum
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A bony petition behind the eye that isolates the eye from the muscles of the jaw and forms a bony eye socket, or orbit, in which the eye lies.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)