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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
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.
