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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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radius
Archaeology; Human evolution
One of two long bones of the forearm, on the thumb side, which rotates against the ulna so that its lower end, the hand, can be turned.
totemism
Archaeology; Human evolution
Symbolic association between a social group (e.g., a lineage or clan) and a kind of bird, plant, or natural phenomenon. In "classic" forms, a member of the social group has some special religious ...
ramus
Archaeology; Human evolution
The portion of bone at an angle to the body, as in ascending ramus (mandible), or pubic ramus (innominate).
airorhynchy
Archaeology; Human evolution
An upward rotation of the front of the palate (the alveolar portion of the face under the nose).
kyr
Archaeology; Human evolution
Kiloyears, a unit of thousands of years (100,000 years is 100 kyr).
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