Human evolution

Human evolution

Otherwise known as anthropogeny; anything of or relating to the study of the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominids, great apes and placental mammals.

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ethnology

Archaeology; Human evolution

A subset of cultural anthropology concerned with the comparative study of contemporary cultures, with a view to deriving general principles about human society.

debris

Archaeology; Human evolution

debitage.

lumper

Archaeology; Human evolution

One who emphasizes similarities and formalizes variation at higher taxonomic levels (cf. splitter).

homodontic

Archaeology; Human evolution

Teeth of the same type with similar anatomy.

motor area (of the brain)

Archaeology; Human evolution

The posterior region of the frontal cortex that controls motor movements.

moiety

Archaeology; Human evolution

A division of a society into two social categories or groups, characteristically by a rule of patrilineal descent (patri-moiety) or matrilineal descent (matrimoiety).