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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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Social stratification
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The ranking of subgroups in a society according to wealth, power, and prestige. .
Ontogeny
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The processes of growth and development of the individual from conception to death.
Incest taboo
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The prohibition of sexual intimacy between people defined as close relatives.
Soil texture
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The relative proportion of clay, silt and sand sized particles in a soil.
Radioactive decay
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The regular process by which radioactive isotopes break down into their decay products with a half-life which is specific to the isotope in question (see also radiocarbon dating).
Retouch
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The removal of small secondary flakes along the edge of a lithic artefact to improve or alter the cutting properties of that edge. Retouch flaking may be bifacial or unifacial.
Unifacial flaking
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The removal of secondary flakes from only one surface of a stone nucleus.
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