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Archaeology

The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.

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transcription factors (TFs)

Archaeology; Human evolution

Specific proteins that are required for the initiation of transcription by each of the three eukaryotic RNA polymerases. Each polymerase uses its own set of TFs.

prehistory

Archaeology; Human evolution

The period of human history before the advent of writing.

uranium series dating

Archaeology; Human evolution

A dating method based on the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium. It has proved particularly useful for the period before 50,000 years ago, which lies outside the time range ...

human genome project

Archaeology; Human evolution

A project to obtain the sequence of the complete 3 billion (3 x 109) nucleotide pairs of the human genome, and to map all of the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 human genes.

porphyry

Archaeology; Human evolution

An igneous rock consisting of coarse mineral grains scattered through a mixture of fine mineral grains.

diagnosis

Archaeology; Human evolution

In taxonomy, a statement of the characters that uniquely distinguish a taxon from other taxa.