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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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midface
Archaeology; Human evolution
The central portion of the face, comprised mainly of the cheeks and nose.
neutral mutation
Archaeology; Human evolution
A base-pair change in the gene that changes a codon in the mRNA so that there is no change in the function of the protein translated from that message.
amino-acid racemization
Archaeology; Human evolution
A method used in the dating of both human and animal bone. Its special significance is that with a small sample (10g) it can be applied to material up to 100,000 years old, i.e. ...
pressure flaker
Archaeology; Human evolution
A tool used to press a detached flake from an objective piece. This tool is often pointed and made of antler, wood, or bone.
heteroplasmy
Archaeology; Human evolution
Extranuclear inheritence, usually in reference to the inheritence of mtDNA from the father.
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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)