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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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Middle Range Theory
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A conceptual framework linking raw archaeological data with higher-level generalisations and conclusions about the past which can be derived from this evidence.
Psychic unity
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A concept popular among some nineteenth-century anthropologists that assumed that all people when operating under similar circumstances will think and behave in similar ways.
Census
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A comprehensive survey of a population designed to reveal its basic demographic characteristics.
Leister
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A composite fishing spear made up of barbed side-pieces surrounding an unbarbed central point.
Nuchal crest
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A flange of bone in the occipital region of the skull that serves as the attachment of the nuchal musculature of the back of the neck.
Side-blade
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A flaked stone, bone, shell, or metal artefact inserted in the side of a shaft or projectile point to provide an extended cutting edge.
Hearth
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A fireplace, often circular and may be unlined, rock or clay-lined, or rock-filled.
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