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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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Human evolution
gluteus maximus
Archaeology; Human evolution
Large muscle extending from the lateral and rear surface of the ilium to the gluteal tuberosity of the femur, causing extension and rotation at the top.
foramen magnum
Archaeology; Human evolution
The large opening in the occipital bone on the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes tojoin the base of the brain.
foramen (foramina)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A hole or tube-like passageway into or through a bone.
ethnography
Archaeology; Human evolution
A subset of cultural anthropology concerned with the study of contemporary cultures through first-hand observations.
