Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.

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Parietal art

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A term used to designate art on the walls of caves and shelters, or on huge blocks.

Prestige goods

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A term used to designate a limited range of exchange goods to which a society ascribes high status or value.

A term used to describe a society that operates on the principle of ranking, i.e. Differential social status. Different lineages are graded on a scale of prestige, calculated by how closely related ...

State

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A term used to describe a social formation defined by distinct territorial boundedness, and characterised by strong central government in which the operation of political power is sanctioned by ...

Civilization

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A term used by anthropologists to describe any society that has cities.

Scraper

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A tool presumably used in scraping, scouring, or planing functions. Most frequently refers to flaked stone artefacts with one or more steep unifacially retouched edge(s).