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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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fossil
Archaeology; Human evolution
Preserved remains of once-living plants or animals in which the replacement of organic or inorganic materials bysoil minerals has begun. Naturally occurring casts are also ...
tautomeric shift
Archaeology; Human evolution
The change in the chemical form of a DNA (or RNA) base.
synapomorphy
Archaeology; Human evolution
The sharing of apomorphies, or derived characters, by two or more species.
billet
Archaeology; Human evolution
A baton or club, of material other than rock, used to detach flakes from an objective piece by percussion. It is usually made of antler, wood, or bone.
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A method used to replicate defined DNA sequences selectively and repeatedly from a DNA mixture.
Sub-categories
- Archaeobotany (69)
- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)