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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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paleoecology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The study of the relationship of extinct organisms or groups of organisms to their environments.

sampling unit

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The sub-element of the total population selected for sampling.

juncture

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The linkage or separation of syllables by pauses.

specialization

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The limited range of activities in which a single individual is likely to be engaged.

individualistic cult

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The least complex form of religious organization in which each person is his or her own religious specialist.

intermembral index

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The length of the humerus and radius relative to the length of the femur and tibia.

life expectancy

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The length of time that a person can, on the average, expect to live.

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