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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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habiline
Archaeology; Human evolution
Referring to the Homo species of Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis.
neocortex
Archaeology; Human evolution
The cortex, or outer surface of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.
leptonema
Archaeology; Human evolution
The stage during meiosis in prophase I at which the chromosomes have begun to coil and are visible.
microblade
Archaeology; Human evolution
A bladelet or small blade. This term is usually associated with bladelets found in the Arctic areas of North America and northeastern Asia.
classificatory system
Archaeology; Human evolution
A mode of kinship classification in which collateral kin are terminologically equated with lineal kin (FB = F, MZ = M, etc.).
biceps brachii muscle
Archaeology; Human evolution
A two-joint muscle extending from the scapula (two attachments) across the shoulder and elbow joints, to the radial tuberosity. It can flex the humerus and rotate the forearm, ...
metatarsals
Archaeology; Human evolution
Five parallel bones of the foot connecting the phalanges (toe bones) with the tarsal bones (bones of the arch).
Sub-categories
- Archaeobotany (69)
- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)