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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Removal of flakes from a core resting on a hard surface, giving the flakes different thickness characteristics and the core a unique form because there is a shockwave from percussion at both ends. A ...

Effective population size

Archaeology; Human evolution

The effective number of adults contributing gametes to the next generation.

Microwear analysis

Archaeology; Human evolution

The study of the patterns of wear or damage on the edge of stone tools, which provides valuable information on the way in which the tool was used.

Sex chromosome

Archaeology; Human evolution

A chromosome in eukaryotic organisms that is represented differently in the two sexes. In many organisms, one sex possesses a pair of visibly different chromosomes. One is an X chromosome, and the ...