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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Tibia

Archaeology; Human evolution

Long bones of the lower leg, between the knee and the foot.

Lod score method

Archaeology; Human evolution

The lod (logarithm of odds) score method is a statistical analysis, usually performed by computer programs, based on data from pedigrees. It is used to test for linkage between two loci in humans.

Carotid foramen (canal)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A large circular foramen passing through the petrous of the temporal, that provides a passageway for the internal carotid artery and the carotid nerves.

Hammerstone

Archaeology; Human evolution

A rock used as a percussor to detach flakes from an objective piece. These usually show signs of impact damage such as crushed edges.

Humerus

Archaeology; Human evolution

Long bone of the upper arm.

Stratigraphy

Archaeology; Human evolution

The location or position of fossil or other deposits relative to other buried layers or features.

Gc box

Archaeology; Human evolution

A eukaryotic promoter element with the consensus sequence 5'-GGGCGGG-3' that can be found in either orientation upstream of the transcription initiation site. The GC boxes appear to help the RNA ...