- Branche: Archaeology
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The theory that only one hominid species at a time could be expected because culture should so broaden hominid niches that competition for limiting resources between species would be inevitable and lead to enhanced cultural abilities and further niche broadening. Only one of the competing species would be expected to persist. The hypothesis rests on the assumption that all manifestations of culture result in effective niche expansion.
Industry:Archaeology
A community of potentially breeding individuals, usually at a given locality or within a limited geographic region.
Industry:Archaeology
A pathological process, with destruction of tooth enamel and dentine, leading to infection and loss of the tooth.
Industry:Archaeology
An age category, young individuals including infants, children, and juveniles.
Industry:Archaeology
Rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces downward, the reverse movement from supination.
Industry:Archaeology
The first level of control of gene expression in eukaryotes. This level involves regulating whether or not a gene is to be transcribed and the rate at which transcripts are produced.
Industry:Archaeology
The theory that the chromosomes are the carriers of the genes. The first clear formulation of the theory was made by both Sutton and Boveri, who independently recognized that the transmission of chromosomes from one generation to the next closely paralleled the pattern of transmission of genes from one generation to the next.
Industry:Archaeology
A compact cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety of quartz originating from a sedimentary context.
Industry:Archaeology
A pencil shaped, pointed process of bone that rests in the vaginal foramen of the temporal petrous, fusing with it in older individuals. It is the seat of attachment for the stylohyoid ligament.
Industry:Archaeology
