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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bonobo

Archaeology; Human evolution

A supposed species of chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, that live in forested habitats of Central Africa south of the Zaire River; the closest living relative of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes.

hoards

Archaeology; Human evolution

Deliberately buried groups of valuables or prized possessions, often in times of conflict or war, and which, for one reason or another, have not been reclaimed.

incisive foramen

Archaeology; Human evolution

Opening of the incisive canal onto the roof of the hard palate, located just behind (and above) the roots for the central incisors.

pterion

Archaeology; Human evolution

Temple resion of the skull, where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones meet.

The principle method of data acquisition in archaeology, involving the systematic uncovering of archaeological remains through the removal of the deposits of soil and the other material covering them ...

dispersive model

Archaeology; Human evolution

A DNA replication scheme in which the parental double helix is cleaved into double-stranded DNA segments that act as templates for the synthesis of new double-stranded DNA segments. Somehow, the ...