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

Anagenesis

Archaeology; Human evolution

Anatomical change in a single lineage over time that is sufficient to name a new species.

Bilateral kinship

Archaeology; Human evolution

Kinship traced to relatives through both father and mother.

Synostosis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The joining of separate pieces of bone in human skeletons; the precise timing of such processes is an important indicator of age.

Posttranslational transport

Archaeology; Human evolution

Transport in which synthesis of the protein is completed before import into the organelle takes place.

Coccyx

Archaeology; Human evolution

Tailbone; made up of the caudal vertebrae, it is most often fused into a single unit.

Occipital plane (upper scale)

Archaeology; Human evolution

The portion of the occiput above the superior nuchal line, and for the most part above the nuchal muscles.

Maxillary notch (incisura malaris)

Archaeology; Human evolution

A distinct angle between the lower border of the cheek at the zygomatic process of the maxilla and the external palate wall, which establishes a notched lower cheek contour.