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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
Carpal bones
Archaeology; Human evolution
Small bones of the wrist; in humans the scaphoid, lunate, triquetram, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium.
Carrying capacity
Archaeology; Human evolution
The number of individuals that can be optimally supported, given a particular subsistence adaptation.
Glenoid joint
Archaeology; Human evolution
(1) The temporo-mandibular articulation; (2) the socket part of the shoulder ball-and-socket joint on the scapula.
Flexion
Archaeology; Human evolution
Bending, a movement in which the angle of a limb joint decreases; the opposite of extension.
Biceps brachialis muscle
Archaeology; Human evolution
Muscle extending from below the humerus midshaft, across the front of the elbow, and attaching on the top of the ulna. It flexes the elbow.
Mammelon
Archaeology; Human evolution
Small elevations found along the occlusal margin or newly erupted incisor.
Internal control region (ICR)
Archaeology; Human evolution
Promotor sequence, recognised by RNA polymerase III, that is located within the gene sequence, for instance, in tRNA genes and 5S rRNA genes of eukaryotes.
