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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outbreeding

Archaeology; Human evolution

Preferential mating between nonrelated individuals.

midface

Archaeology; Human evolution

The central portion of the face, comprised mainly of the cheeks and nose.

neutral mutation

Archaeology; Human evolution

A base-pair change in the gene that changes a codon in the mRNA so that there is no change in the function of the protein translated from that message.

A method used in the dating of both human and animal bone. Its special significance is that with a small sample (10g) it can be applied to material up to 100,000 years old, i.e. beyond the time range ...