Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Intergenerational competition

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A system whereby mating between generations is prevented by forcing the young out of the group when they reach sexual maturity.

Patrimonial system

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A system of ownership, followed in northern and central Europe during the middle ages, in which land was controlled by feudal lords who held their domains by hereditary right.

A technique used in identifying minerals present in artefact raw materials; it can also be used in geomorphological contexts to identify particular clay minerals in sediments, and thus the specific ...

Recombinant DNA

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A technique for transferring genetic material from one organism to another.

Indirect percussion

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A technique for flaking stone artefacts by interposing a bone or antler punch between the hammer and the raw materials. Allows greater control than direct percussion flaking.