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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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Seismic reflection profiler
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An acoustic underwater survey device that uses the principle of echo-sounding to locate submerged landforms; in water depths of 100 m, this method can achieve penetration of more than 10 m into the ...
Standing wave technique
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An acoustic method, similar to bosing, used in subsurface detection.
Deep structure
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An abstract two-part mental model consisting of a noun phrase and a verb phrase, with the optional addition of an adverb or adverbial phrase.
Radiocarbon dating
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An absolute dating method based on the radioactive decay of carbon-14 contained in organic materials.
Inclusion
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An intentional cultural association, such as grave-goods with a burial.
Scarp
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An escarpment, cliff or other steep slope, such as the slope between fluvial terraces.
Nondisjunction
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An error of meiosis in which the members of a pair of chromosomes move to the same pole rather than to opposite poles.
