Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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big game hunting

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A specialized subsistence pattern based primarily on hunting large animals, especially herbivorous herding mammals such as horses, reindeer, bison, and elephants.

A species of the genus Australopithecus. They lived during the Pliocene and early Pleistocene geological Epochs in Africa (i.e., ca. 4. 2-1. 4 million years ago). Australopithecines and humans are ...

canine diastema

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A space or gap between the canine and adjacent teeth. It allows room for the point of the protruding opposite canine tooth and thereby permits the upper and lower teeth to bite together. Normally, ...

hypothalamus

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A small region near the base of the brain that controls the sympathetic nervous system, which in turn regulates the autonomic functions of the body, including beating of the heart, breathing, and ...

semi-terrestrial

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Referring to animals that spend much of their day on the ground but usually return to the trees to sleep. See arboreal and terrestrial.

terrestrial

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Referring to animals that spend most of their time on the ground rather than in the air, water, or trees. See arboreal and semi-terrestrial.

sexual dimorphism

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Referring to anatomical differences between males and females of the same species. Primate males are usually significantly larger and more muscular than females. This is especially true of ...