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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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Leaching
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A natural process by which chemicals and minerals are transported downwards through a soil-profile.
Pebble tool
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A natural rounded pebble manufactured into a simple cutting tool by the removal of a few percussion flakes, usually unifacially on one edge.
Matrifocal family household
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A family unit based solely on the bond between a mother and her children.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A double-stranded loop of DNA found within the mitochondria. There can be as few as one or as many as several hundred mitochondria per cell, and each mitochondrion possesses between four and ten ...
Household
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A domestic residential group whose members live together in intimate contact, rear children, share the proceeds of labour and other resources held in common, and in general cooperate on a day-to-day ...
Subera
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A division of an era. The cenozoic is divided into two suberas, the tertiary and quatemary.
Type
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A distinctive formal artefact class defined by the consistent clustering of attributes and restricted in space and time, e.g. The "folsom point" is a projectile point "type".
