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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Human evolution

Populations that live by hunting (and often scavenging dead) animals, gathering plant foods, insects and other small and relatively sedentary animals, and sharing the fruits of these planned economic ...

Sulcus

Archaeology; Human evolution

A broad groove; on the brain's surface the sulci are the valleys between the gyri.

Cluster analysis

Archaeology; Human evolution

A multivariate statistical technique which assesses the similarities between units or assemblages, based on the occurrence or non-occurrence of specific artefact types or other components within ...

Morphospecies

Archaeology; Human evolution

A typological species recognised on the basis of morphological differences or discontinuities.

Synchronic

Archaeology; Human evolution

Referring to phenomena considered at a single point in time; i.e., an approach which is not primarily concerned with change (c.f. diachronic).

Multi-dimensional scaling (MDSCAL)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A multivariate statistical technique which aims to develop spatial structure from numerical data by estimating the differences and similarities between analytical units.