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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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Ranked societies
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Societies in which there is unequal access to prestige and status e.g. Chiefdoms and states.
Symbol
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Something that can represent something distant from it in time and space.
Refitting
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Sometimes referred to as conjoining, this entails attempting to put stone tools and flakes back together again, and provides important information on the processes involved in the knapper's craft.
Synchronic
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Referring to phenomena considered at a single point in time; i.e. An approach which is not primarily concerned with change (cf. Diachronic).
Empirical
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Received through the senses (sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste), either directly or through extensions.
Quartz-crystal
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Pure silicate rock-crystal. Usually perfectly clear with six crystal surfaces. May be used as a raw material for lithic tool manufacture.
Lorisidae
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Prosimian family that includes the lords, potto, angwantibo, and galago.
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