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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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Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A distinct spatial clustering of artifacts, features, structures, and organic and environmental remains. As the residue of human activity.
Sickle-cell anaemia
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A disorder in individuals homozygous for haemoglobin s in which red blood cells will develop into a sickle shape that, in turn, will clog capillaries, resulting in anemia, heart failure, etc.
Ptyalin
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A digestive enzyme found in saliva that begins the digestion of starches in the mouth.
Pedigree
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A diagrammatic reconstruction of past mating in a family.
Proton magnetometer
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A device used in subsurface detection which records variation in the earth's magnetic field.
Line-guard
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A device to fasten the retrieving line to a harpoon point.
Piston corer
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A device for extracting columns of sediment from the ocean floor. Dates for the different layers are obtained by radiocarbon, archaeomagnetic, or uranium series methods.
