Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.

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Submetacentric chromosome

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A chromosome in which the centromere lies to one side of the center, producing arms of unequal length.

A chronologically limited cultural unit within a local culture sequence, characterised by sufficient diagnostic traits to set it apart from all other units. A phase is generally represented by 2 or ...

Sagittal keel

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A bony ridge formed by a thickening of bone along the top of the skull; characteristic of h. Erectus.

Sociolinguistics

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A branch of anthropological linguistics that studies how language and culture are related and how language is used in different social contexts.

Sociocultural anthropology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A branch of anthropology that deals with variations in patterns of social interaction and differences in cultural behavior.

Tree-ring dating

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A chronometric dating method in which the age of a wood sample is determined by counting the number of annual growth rings.

Thermoluminescence dating (TL)

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A chronometric dating method based on the fact that some materials, when heated, give off a flash of light. The intensity of the light is proportional to the amount of radiation the sample has been ...