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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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Moiety

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

One of the two subdivisions of a society with a dual organisational structure.

Paleosol

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Old soil. Buried soil horizons indicative of past soil conditions different from that presently prevailing.

Site exploitation territory (SET)

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Often confused with site catchment analysis, this is a method of achieving a fairly standardised assessment of the area habitually used by a site's occupants.

Corporate ownership control

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Of land and other productive resources by a group rather than by individuals.

Bound morphemes

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Morphemes that must be attached to other morphemes to convey meaning.

Lenticular

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Lens-shaped. Any object with a biconvex cross-section.

Senescence

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Literally old age. Biological ageing is the change in the biology of an organism as it ages after its maturity.

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