- Branche: Archaeology
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Literally a "ditch," a shallow depression, concavity, or trough.
Industry:Archaeology
The laying down or depositing of strata or layers (also called deposits) one above the other. A succession of layers should provide a relative chronological sequence, with the earliest at the bottom and the latest at the top.
Industry:Archaeology
Two broad depressions on the internal surface of the occiput, holding the posterior part of the occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex.
Industry:Archaeology
A hypothesis about how fossils and living species are related in a genealogical framework.
Industry:Archaeology
A system that achieves genetic recombination by means other than the regular alternation of meiosis and fertilization.
Industry:Archaeology
Opening on the internal surface of the ramus for the mandibular vessels and nerves to pass. There are two distinct anatomies to its rim. In the common form the rim is "V" shaped, with a groove separating the anterior and posterior parts. In the horizontal-oval form there is no groove, and the rim is horizontally oriented and oval in shape, the anterior and posterior parts connected.
Industry:Archaeology
