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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Big game hunting

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A specialised subsistence pattern based primarily on hunting large animals, especially herbivorous herding mammals such as horses, reindeer, bison, and elephants.

A species of the genus Australopithecus. They lived during the Pliocene and early Pleistocene geological Epochs in Africa (i.e., ca. 4. 2-1. 4 million years ago). Australopithecines and humans are ...

Canine diastema

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A space or gap between the canine and adjacent teeth. It allows room for the point of the protruding opposite canine tooth and thereby permits the upper and lower teeth to bite together. Normally, ...

Lactose

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A sugar normally present in milk. Lactose intolerance is often due to lactase deficiency. However, physical intolerance of dairy products can also result from an allergy to milk proteins.

Ritual

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A stylized and usually repetitive act that takes place at a set time and location. Rituals are integral parts of religion, though not all rituals are religious in nature.

Uniface

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A stone tool that is shaped only on one face or side. See biface.

Translocation

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A structural modification of a chromosome in which a portion of a chromatid is broken off and attached to a different location on that chromosome or on another chromosome. This occurs as a result of ...