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A measure of shape at the upper part of the shaft of the femur; determined by dividing the anterior-posterior length just below the lesser trochanter by the transverse breadth.
Industry:Archaeology
A method of generating settlement hierarchy, that overcomes the limitations of both central place theory and Thiessen polygons; it assigns territories to centers based on their scale, assuming that the size of each center is directly proportional to its area of influence. Hypothetical political maps may thus be constructed from survey data.
Industry:Archaeology
A method of rapid sequencing of DNA molecules developed by Allan Maxam and Walter Gilbert. The technique uses specific chemical reactions to break DNA at specific nucleotides. The DNA is first radiolabeled with 32P at the 5' or 3' end of a chain. Second, the DNA is chemically modified and cleaved at various points along the backbone. Third, the DNA fragments are analyzed with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
Industry:Archaeology
A method used in the analysis of artifact composition, in which the sample is irradiated with a beam of X-rays which excite electrons associated with atoms on the surface.
Industry:Archaeology
A mode of kinship reckoning whereby parallel and cross relatives are systematically distinguished; characteristically, but apparently not always, associated with a rule of symetrical alliance.
Industry:Archaeology
A model of evolution in which changes occur when new species are formed and only rarely are slowly and gradually accumulated during the stable periods between speciations.
Industry:Archaeology
A new approach advocated in the 1960s which argued for an explicitly scientific framework of archaeological method and theory, with hypotheses rigorously tested, as the proper basis for explanation rather than simply description.
Industry:Archaeology
A new type of DNA sequence that has been constructed or engineered in the test tube from two or more distinct DNA sequences.
Industry:Archaeology
A part of the promoter sequence in prokaryotic genomes that is located about 10 base pairs upstream from the transcription starting point. The consensus sequence for the Pribnow box is TATAAT. The Pribnow box is often referred to as the TATA box.
Industry:Archaeology
