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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megasporogenesis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The formation in flowering plants of megaspores and the production of the embryo sac (the female gametophyte).

microwear

Archaeology; Human evolution

The traces of wear on stone tools that is not visible without magnification. Such wear may be in the form of a retouch or polish.

sagittal crest

Archaeology; Human evolution

A compound crest of bone running along the midline of the skull for attachment of enlarged temporalis muscles that meet along the midline.

savanna

Archaeology; Human evolution

A plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered trees, often with seasonal rainfall.

gummivore

Archaeology; Human evolution

An animal specializing in gums, saps, and other tree exudates.

section system

Archaeology; Human evolution

in alliance thoery and Australian kinship studies, division of a society into two, four, or eight social categories through rules of descent and allaiance. Symmetrical rules of marital allaince, ...