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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
methodological individualism
Archaeology; Human evolution
Approach to the study of societies which assumes that thoughts and decisions do have agency, and that actions and shared institutions can be interpreted as the products of the decisions and actions ...
sperm cells (spermatozoa)
Archaeology; Human evolution
The male gametes; the spermatozoa produced by the testes in male animals.
lordosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
Ventrally convex curvature of the spine, contrasting with the normally concave condition.
dorsal ridge
Archaeology; Human evolution
A line or ridge formed on the dorsal surface by the previous removal of detached pieces from the objective piece. Also referred to as a dorsal arris.
allelomorph
Archaeology; Human evolution
A term coined by William Bateson; literally means "alternative form"; later shortened by others to allele.