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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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Surveying
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
(1) in archaeology, the process of locating archaeological sites. (2) more generally, the process of mapping and measuring points on the ground surface (e.g."legal" or topographic surveying").
Level bag
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A bag containing excavated materials from a single level of a single excavation unit.
Purine
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A base found in nucleic acids that consists of two connected rings of carbon and nitrogen; in DNA and RNA, adenine and guanine.
Vertical datum
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A base measurement point from which all elevations are determined.
Horizontal datum
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A base measuring point ("0. 0 point") used as the origin of rectangular coordinate systems for mapping or for maintaining excavation provenience.
Ethnicity
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A basis for social categories that are rooted in socially perceived differences in national origin, language, and/or religion.
Bifurcation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A basis of kin classification that distinguishes the mother's side of the family from the father's side.
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