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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
Number of identified specimens (NISP)
Archaeology; Human evolution
A gross counting technique used in the quantification of animal bones. The method may rpoduce misleading results in assessing the relative abundance of different species, since skeletal differences ...
Diagnosis
Archaeology; Human evolution
In taxonomy, a statement of the characters that uniquely distinguish a taxon from other taxa.
Nuchal line
Archaeology; Human evolution
Three lines that transversely cross the cranial rear. From lowest to highest they are: inferior nuchal line extends across the middle of the nuchal lane, separating the nuchal muscles semispinalis ...
Mandibular groove
Archaeology; Human evolution
A groove extending down from the lower rim of the mandibular foramen or from just below it.
Autonomously replicating sequences (ARS elements)
Archaeology; Human evolution
Specific sequences (e.g., in baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that, when included as part of an extrachromosomal, circular DNA molecule, confer on that molecule the ability to replicate ...
Petrous pyramid
Archaeology; Human evolution
The petrous portion of the temporal bone is the pyramid-shaped process that extends across the cranial base, housing the internal ear.
