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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Appendicular skeleton

Archaeology; Human evolution

The bones of the limbs and the shoulder girdle.

A form of probabilistic sampling in which the region or site is divided inot natural zones or strata such as cultivated land and forest; units are then chosen by a random number procedure so as to ...

Cementum

Archaeology; Human evolution

A soft, bone-like tissue covering tooth roots that anchors them to the ligament covering the alveolar bone.

Product rule

Archaeology; Human evolution

The rule that the probability of two independent events occurring simultaneously is the product of each of their probabilities.

Systematic sampling

Archaeology; Human evolution

A form of probabilistic sampling employing a grid of equally spaced locations; e.g., selecting every other square. This method of regular spcaing runs the risk of missing (or hitting) every single ...

Monogamy

Archaeology; Human evolution

A social system based on mated pairs and their offspring.

Corporate group

Archaeology; Human evolution

A social group whose members act as a legal individual in terms of collective rights to property, a common group name, collective responsibility, and so on.