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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
epoch
Archaeology; Human evolution
A subdivision of a geological period (e.g., the Pliocene is an epoch in the Tertiary Period).
genetic correlation (pleiotropy)
Archaeology; Human evolution
Covariation of features in populations because they share some genes. An association between the genes that determine two traits.
allele
Archaeology; Human evolution
One or two or more alternative forms of a single gene locus. Different alleles of a gene each have a unique nucleotide sequence, and their activities are all concerned with the same biochemical and ...
neurocranium
Archaeology; Human evolution
The portion of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinct from the facial bones and the basicranium.
mastoid tubercle
Archaeology; Human evolution
A distinct bump on the lateral face of the mastoid process, just behind the external auditory meatus. It is usually treated as a nonmetric trait.
interaction sphere
Archaeology; Human evolution
A regional or interregional exchange system, e.g., the Hopewell interaction sphere.
