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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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Shovel-screening
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A rapid excavation procedure in which the site matrix is shovelled directly through a screen (usually 1/4" mesh).
Class
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A ranked group within a stratified society characterised by achieved status and considerable social mobility.
Homoplasy
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A similarity that is not homologous. Homoplasy can arise from parallelism, convergence, analogy, and chance.
Horticulture
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A simple form of agriculture based on the working of small plots of land without draught animals, plows, or irrigation; also called extensive agriculture.
Multi-component
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A site is said to be multi-component when it shows evidence of 2 or more distinctive cultural occupations.
Operator
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A site in the operon to which a repressor can bind, shutting off transcription of structural genes in the operon.
