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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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polylinker (multiple cloning site)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A region of clustered unique restriction sites in a cloning vector.
anagenesis
Archaeology; Human evolution
Anatomical change in a single lineage over time that is sufficient to name a new species.
bilateral kinship
Archaeology; Human evolution
Kinship traced to relatives through both father and mother.
synostosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
The joining of separate pieces of bone in human skeletons; the precise timing of such processes is an important indicator of age.
posttranslational transport
Archaeology; Human evolution
Transport in which synthesis of the protein is completed before import into the organelle takes place.
discontinuous trait
Archaeology; Human evolution
A heritable trait in which the mutant phenotype is sharply distinct from the alternative, wild-type phenotype.
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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)