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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Arthritis

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A degenerative disease characterised by chronic inflammation of the joints and accompanying pain.

A mechanical error that can occur during meiosis and mitosis. Specifically, members of a pair of homologous chromosomes move to the same pole rather than opposite poles. In meiosis, this can result ...

Anaemia

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A medical condition characterised by fatigue, weakness, poor appetite, weight loss, and paleness or a yellowish tinge to the skin and eyes resulting from a deficiency of red blood cells or ...

Accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS)

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A research instrument primarily used in physics to accelerate streams of charged subnuclear particles to high velocities in order to sort and analyse them. This technique is now also used to count ...

Seriation

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A relative dating method based on the fact that artefact types change through time in frequency as a result of new technologies, styles, and available construction materials. The frequency of ...

Beta particle

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A kind of energy charged subnuclear particle (consisting of an electron or a positron) given off by some isotopes when they decay or fission.

Epicanthic fold

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A fold of skin over the inner corner of each eyelid. This is characteristic of normal East Asians (see photo on right). It is also typical of people with Down syndrome from any population in the ...