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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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endinion
Archaeology; Human evolution
The internal occipital protuberance, or internal inion, where the transverse sulcus dividing the internal surface of the occiput into the cerebral fossa superiorly and the ...
codon
Archaeology; Human evolution
A group of three adjacent nucleotides in an mRNA molecule that specifies either one amino acid in a polypeptide chain or the termination of polypeptide synthesis.
tendon
Archaeology; Human evolution
A strong, inelastic cord of connective tissue joining muscle to bone.
semidiscontinuous
Archaeology; Human evolution
Concerning DNA replication, when one new strand is synthesized continuously and the other discontinuously. See also discontinuous DNA replication.
maxillary notch (incisura malaris)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A distinct angle between the lower border of the cheek at the zygomatic process of the maxilla and the external palate wall, which establishes a notched lower cheek contour.
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- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
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