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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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omnivore
Archaeology; Human evolution
An organism that eats a diversity of food types, including animals and plants.
sphenoid bone
Archaeology; Human evolution
Irregularly shaped bone forming part of the base and sides of the skull and the back of the orbit.
dorsal
Archaeology; Human evolution
Toward the rearward side of the body; the opposite of ventral. The back of the hand and the "top" of the foot in humans are also considered the dorsal side.
grade
Archaeology; Human evolution
A grouping characterized by a general level of organization (or sharing a suite of features). Grades composed of independent lineages that may or may not be monophyletic.
vertebral column
Archaeology; Human evolution
A structure made up of the vertebrae, from the cervical to the thoracic and lumbar.
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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)