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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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Palaeolithic
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The earliest stone tool making traditions from the first ones made by Homo habilis down to the most advanced ones of the last Ice Age made by modern Homo sapiens. palaeolithic literally means "Old ...
Analogous structures
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Anatomical features that have the same form or function in different species that have no known common ancestor.
Analogies
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
Anatomical features that have the same form or function in different species that have no known common ancestor.
Oldowan tool tradition
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The earliest stone tool making tradition. The first Oldowan artefacts were made in East Africa about 2. 5-2. 4 million years ago presumably by Homo habilis and continued to be made by early Homo ...
Upper palaeolithic
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The last part of the palaeolithic stage of development in which Cro-Magnon and other late ice age modern Homo sapiens developed a number of sophisticated stone tool making traditions including the ...
Nucleic acids
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The largest of the molecules in living organisms. It is composed of a chain of nucleotides that code for the synthesis of specific proteins. DNA and RNA are types of nucleic acid.
Species
Anthropology; Physical anthropology
The largest natural population of organisms that can potentially interbreed to produce fertile offspring. It is commonly assumed that members of one species are reproductively isolated from members ...