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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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australopithecine

Archaeology; Human evolution

Referring to members of the genus Australopithecus.

incomplete (partial) dominance

Archaeology; Human evolution

The condition resulting when one allele is not completely dominant to another allele so that the heterozygote has a phenotype between that shown in individuals homozygous for ...

temporal fossa

Archaeology; Human evolution

The space enclosed by the side of the skull and the zygomatic arch, which is occupied by the temporalis muscle as it passes from its mandibular attachment to its attachment on the ...

dendrogram

Archaeology; Human evolution

A branching diagram beginning with a single source.

balanced polymorphism

Archaeology; Human evolution

A multiplicity of forms in which the frequencies of the different variations do not differ significantly over time because of selection against the extremes (homozygotes).

knuckle-walking

Archaeology; Human evolution

A type of quadrupedal walking used by chimpanzees or gorillas, in which the forearms rest on the dorsal surface of the middle phalanges of the hands.

prognathous

Archaeology; Human evolution

Forward protrusion of the facial region, as a whole or in part (see alveolar prognathism), (cf. orthognathous).