Cultural anthropology

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.