Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Negative eugenics

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A method of eliminating deleterious alleles from the gene pool by encouraging persons with such alleles not to reproduce.

Minimum number of individuals (MNI)

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A method of assessing species abundance in faunal assemblages based on a calculation of the smallest number of animals necessary to account for all the identified bones. Usually calculated from the ...

Plating

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A method of bonding metals together, for instance silver with copper or copper with gold.

Controlled comparison

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A method in which hypotheses are tested by comparing two or more populations that are similar or identical in most respects other than that which has been defined as the independent variable.

Haemoglobin F

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A normal variant of hemoglobin, known as foetal hemoglobin, that consists of two alpha and two gamma chains and is found in the foetus and early infant. It is gradually replaced by haemoglobin a.

Platyrrhine nose

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A nose in which the nostrils open sideways and are usually separated by a broad nasal septum; characteristic of the new world monkeys.

Thermography

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A non-photographic technique which uses thermal or heat sensors in aircraft to record the temperature of the soil surface. Variations in soil temperature can be the result of the presence of buried ...