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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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lacrimal bone
Archaeology; Human evolution
In the skull, a small bone forming part of the medial orbit wall, between the maxilla and the ethmoid behind it.
sexual selection
Archaeology; Human evolution
The increased reproductive success of males or females because of characters that enhance either their ability to compete with members of the same sex or their attractiveness to ...
resorb
Archaeology; Human evolution
To destroy and remove bone or parts of bone by osteoclasts (bone cells with digestive enzymes).
clade
Archaeology; Human evolution
A group composed of all the species descended from a single common ancestor; a monophyletic group.
cytological marker
Archaeology; Human evolution
A cytologically distinguishable feature of chromosomes.
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- Archaeobotany (69)
- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)