Human evolution

Human evolution

Otherwise known as anthropogeny; anything of or relating to the study of the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominids, great apes and placental mammals.

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Human evolution

The name of a skull found in Piltdown quarry, in Sussex, England. It was thought to belong to an animal that was the missing link between humans and a previous life form on our evolution path. The ...

metacentric chromosome

Archaeology; Human evolution

A chromosome that has the centromere approximately in the center of the chromosome.

loph

Archaeology; Human evolution

A crest or ridge of enamel on the occlusal surface of a tooth.

eraillure flake

Archaeology; Human evolution

A small chip detached from the bulb of force.

Three Age System

Archaeology; Human evolution

A classification system devised by C.J. Thomsen for the sequence of technological periods (stone, bronze, and iron) in Old World prehistory. It established the principle that by classifying ...

land-use pattern

Archaeology; Human evolution

The pattern found in the way the traces of hominid activities are distributed across the landscape.

electron probe microanalysis

Archaeology; Human evolution

Used in the analysis of artifact composition, this technique is similar to XRF (X-ray flourescence spectrometry), and is useful for studying small changes in composition within the body of an ...