Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Band

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A small territorially-based social group consisting of 2 or more nuclear families. A loosely integrated population sharing a sense of common identity but few specialised institutions.

Tesseera

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A small tablet (as of wood, bone, or ivory) used by the ancient Romans as a ticket, tally, voucher, or means of identification; or, a small piece (as of marble, glass, or tile) used in mosaic work.

Line-level

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A small spirit-bubble designed for suspension on a string used in archaeology to determine horizontal lines over short distances.

Sedimentology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A subset of geomorphology concerned with the investigation of the structure and texture of sediments i.e. The global term for material deposited on the earth's surface.

Ethnology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A subset of cultural anthropology concerned with the comparative study of contemporary cultures, with a view to deriving general principles about human society.

A chronologically limited cultural unit within a local culture sequence, characterised by sufficient diagnostic traits to set it apart from all other units. A phase is generally represented by 2 or ...

Cultural anthropology

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A subdiscipline of anthropology concerned with the non-biological, behavioural aspects of society; i.e. The social, linguistic, and technological components underlying human behavior. Two important ...