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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Dideoxy (Sanger) sequencing

Archaeology; Human evolution

A method of rapid sequencing of DNA molecules developed by Fred Sanger. This technique incorporates the use of dideoxy nucleotides in a DNA polymerase-catalyzed DNA synthesis reaction.

Browridge

Archaeology; Human evolution

A thickened ridge or shelf of bone above the orbits at the base of the forehead, continuously, although not necessarily evenly, developed from the middle of the cranium to each side.

Maxillary pillar eversion

Archaeology; Human evolution

Expansion and outward projection of the frontal process of the maxillary bones, the part of the maxilla that joins the frontal and supports the nasal bones along the inside of the orbits.

Allopolyploidy

Archaeology; Human evolution

Polyploidy involving two or more genetically distinct sets of chromosomes.

Faunal dating

Archaeology; Human evolution

A method of relative dating based on observing the evolutionary changes in particular species of mammals,so as to form a rough chronological sequence.

Supraorbital torus

Archaeology; Human evolution

A thickened ridge or shelf of bone above the orbits at the base of the forehead, continuously, although not necessarily evenly, developed from the middle of the cranium to each side.

Multivariate explanations

Archaeology; Human evolution

Explanation of culture change, e.g. the origin of the state, which, in contrast to monocausal approaches, stresses the interaction of several factors operating simultaneously.