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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Rhinarium

Archaeology; Human evolution

A hairless patch of skin between the nose and upper lip that is kept moist to enhance the sense of smell.

A subdiscipline of anthropology concerned with the non-biological, behavioural aspects of society; i.e. the social, linguistic, and technological components underlying human behavior. Two important ...

Mandibular (glenoid) fossa

Archaeology; Human evolution

Joint for the mandibular articulation with the skull, a depression on the base of the temporal bone, just in front of the ear opening, into which the mandibular condyles fit.

Geochemical analysis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The investigatory technique which involves taking soil samples at regular intervals from the surface of a site, and measuring their phosphate content and other chemical properties.

Quantitative (continuous) traits

Archaeology; Human evolution

Traits that show a continuous variation in phenotype over a range.

Physical anthropology

Archaeology; Human evolution

A subdiscipline of anthropology dealing with the study of human biological or physical characteristics and their evolution.

Clinal variation

Archaeology; Human evolution

Continuous, gradual variation of a trait. In the context of geographic patterns of a trait's variation, cline gradients are the lines that are perpendicular to the clines and therefore mark the path ...