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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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pressure flaking
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The technique of shaping tools from cryptocrystalline or fine-grained rocks by pressing off small concoidal flakes by flaking tools of antler or bone.
symphyseal face
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The surface of the pubis where one pubis joins the other at the pubic symphysis.
typology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The systematic organization of artifacts into types on the basis of shared attributes.
sampling bias
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The tendency of a sample to exclude some members of the sampling universe and overrepresent others.
percussion flaking (also direct percussion flaking
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The technique of shaping stone artifacts by removing flakes with direct blows with a hammer of stone, antler, or wood.
unconformity
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The surface of a stratum that represents a break in the stratigraphic sequence.
psychological anthropology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The study of the relationship between culture and individual personality.
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