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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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Cultural anthropology
Provisionized colony
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Groups of free-ranging primates that have become accustomed to humans because of the establishment of feeding stations.
Varnas caste
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Groups in Hindu India associated with certain occupations.
Salvage archaeology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Archaeological research carried out to preserve or rescue sites, materials and data from areas threatened by man-made or natural disturbance. The most common type of archaeological fieldwork ...
Patination
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Crust formed on an artefact by chemical alteration of its surface or accretion of calcium carbonate.
Regulation of access to resources
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Control over the use of land, water, and raw materials.
Revitalization movements
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Conscious efforts to build an ideology that will be relevant to changing cultural needs.
Centralization
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Concentration of political and economic decisions in the hands of a few individuals or institutions.
