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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allopolyploidy

Archaeology; Human evolution

Polyploidy involving two or more genetically distinct sets of chromosomes.

material culture

Archaeology; Human evolution

The buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute the material remains of former societies.

diplonema

Archaeology; Human evolution

The second stage of prophase I in which the chromosomes begin to repel one another and tend to move apart.

homeobox

Archaeology; Human evolution

A 180-bp consenus sequence found in the protein-coding sequences of genes that regulate development.

faunal dating

Archaeology; Human evolution

A method of relative dating based on observing the evolutionary changes in particular species of mammals,so as to form a rough chronological sequence.

supraorbital torus

Archaeology; Human evolution

A thickened ridge or shelf of bone above the orbits at the base of the forehead, continuously, although not necessarily evenly, developed from the middle of the cranium to each side.

multivariate explanations

Archaeology; Human evolution

Explanation of culture change, e.g. the origin of the state, which, in contrast to monocausal approaches, stresses the interaction of several factors operating simultaneously.