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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polyploidy

Archaeology; Human evolution

The condition of a cell or organism that has more than its normal number of sets of chromosomes.

ventral surface of flake

Archaeology; Human evolution

The smooth surface of a detached piece that contains no previous flake removals excetp sometimes an eraillure flake scar on the bulb of force.

catastrophe theory

Archaeology; Human evolution

A branch of mathematical topology developed by Rene Thom which is concerned with the way in which nonlinear interactions within systems can produce sudden and dramatic effects; it is argued that ...

attritional age profile

Archaeology; Human evolution

A mortality pattern based on bone or tooth wear which is characterized by an overrepresentation of young and old animals in relation to their numbers in live populations. It suggests either ...

A type of probabilistic sampling where areas to be sampled are chosen using a table of random numbers. Drawbacks include: (1) defining the site's boudaries beforehand (2) the nature of random number ...