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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Bacteria

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Microscopic simple single celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and a membrane around their nuclei. They reproduce by mitosis. Many species of bacteria are parasites of humans and other animals and ...

Paranthropoids

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Members of the hominin genus Paranthropus described first in the 1930's by Robert Broom. Since the 1960's, most paleoanthropologists have not classified them as a separate genus but, rather, as ...

Obsidian hydration dating

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Potentially, a chronometric dating method based on the fact that obsidian, or volcanic glass, progressively develops a thin chemically altered outer layer due to the absorption of water. The ...

Permafrost

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Permanently frozen soil. This is a common condition above the Arctic Circle and in other similarly cold environments.

Hypoxia

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

Oxygen deprivation. This condition can occur at high altitude. Symptoms include a reduced ability to do work, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, and an inability to effectively perform memory intensive ...