Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Level

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The basic vertical subdivision of an excavation unit. May be natural. Arbitrary or contoured.

Subsistence pattern

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The basic means by which a human group extracted and utilised energy from its environment.

Nucleotide

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The basic building block of nucleic acids; composed of a five-carbon sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose), a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base (either a purine or pyrimidine).

Biological imperatives

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The basic human drives for food, rest, sexual satisfaction, and social contact.

Monocausal explanation

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The attribution of one cause to the existence of a phenomenon.

Multicausal explanation

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The attribution of more than one cause to the existence of a phenomenon.

Midden

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The accumulation of debris and domestic waste products resulting from human use. The long-term disposal of refuse can result in stratified deposits, which are useful for relative dating.