Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Hematite

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A natural iron oxide which was used as a reddish pigment.

Masseter

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A muscle of chewing that arises on the mandible and inserts on the zygomatic arch of the skull.

Temporalis

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A muscle of chewing that arises on the jaw and inserts on the side of the skull.

Reciprocity

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A mode of exchange in which transactions take place between individuals who are symmetrically placed, i.e. They are exchanging as equals, neither being in a dominant position.

Market exchange

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A mode of exchange which implies both a specific location for transactions and the sort of social relations where bargaining can occur. It usually involves a system of price-making through ...

Redistribution

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A mode of exchange which implies the operation of some central organising authority. Goods are received or appropriated by the central authority, and subsequently some of them are sent by that ...

A method of generating settlement hierarchy, that overcomes the limitations of both central place theory and thiessen polygons; it assigns territories to centres based on their scale, assuming that ...