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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
Stratification
Archaeology; Human evolution
The laying down or depositing of strata or layers (also called deposits) one above the other. A succession of layers should provide a relative chronological sequence, with the earliest at the bottom ...
Cerebral fossae
Archaeology; Human evolution
Two broad depressions on the internal surface of the occiput, holding the posterior part of the occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex.
Phylogeny
Archaeology; Human evolution
A hypothesis about how fossils and living species are related in a genealogical framework.
Parasexual system
Archaeology; Human evolution
A system that achieves genetic recombination by means other than the regular alternation of meiosis and fertilization.
Mutation rate
Archaeology; Human evolution
The probability of a particular kind of mutation as a function of time.
Relationship systems
Archaeology; Human evolution
Term used by Needham and other proponents of the "category" approach to kinship terms to denote "kinship" terminologies.
Competitive exclusion
Archaeology; Human evolution
The principle that no two species can coexist in the same locality if they rely on the same limiting resources.
