Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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Gracile

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Graceful, slender, and delicate. This 17th century English term is used to describe the body characteristics (especially bones) of the early australopithecines and the earliest humans.

Body language

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Gestures, postures, and facial expressions used to communicate nonverbally.

Genetic change in a population of organisms that occurs over time. The term is also frequently used to refer to the appearance of a new species. More specifically, it is change in the frequencies of ...

Burin

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Narrow gouging chisels used to make and shape a host of other implements out of bone, tusks, antler, or wood. They were usually made from blade flakes in the late Upper palaeolithic tool traditions.

Taxonomy

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Naming, describing, and classifying organisms into different categories on the basis of their appearance and other diagnostic characteristics as well as their evolutionary relationships. The ...

Antigen

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Molecules that provide the specific signature or identity to blood or other tissue cells. When alien antigens are introduced into the body, they stimulate the production and mobilisation of ...

Mammary glands

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Milk secreting glands of mammals. They are usually located on the chest or abdomen in one or more bilaterally symmetrical pairs. Mammary glands are also referred to as breasts.