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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
Mesocephalic
Archaeology; Human evolution
Describes an intermediate Cephalic Index, between brachycephalic and dolichocephalic.
Extensor
Archaeology; Human evolution
Any muscle that acts to increase the angle between two bones at their joint.
Point of applied force
Archaeology; Human evolution
The location of lithic artefacts where force has been applied to remove a flake from an objective piece (see striking platform).
Anterior pillars (of the maxilla)
Archaeology; Human evolution
Two vertical columns of bone, on either side of the nasal aperture, extending above and lengthening the pilaster of bone surrounding the canine roots.
Temporal line
Archaeology; Human evolution
The line caused by the edge of the temporalis muscle where it attaches along the cranial vault. There are two lines, an inferior line from the deep part of the muscle and a superior line from the ...
Meiosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
Two successive nuclear divisions of a diploid nucleus that result in the formation of haploid gametes or of meiospores having one-half the genetic material of the original cell.
Neutral-mutation hypothesis
Archaeology; Human evolution
A hypothesis that replaced the classical model by acknoledging the presence of extensive genetic variation in proteins, but proposing that this variation is neutral with regard to natural selection.
