- Branche: Archaeology
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A ridge with a sharp edge caused by muscle pull. A simple crest is created by the unidirectional pull of a single muscle, a compound crest by the opposing pulls of two muscles.
Industry:Archaeology
Any muscle that acts to increase the angle between two bones at their joint.
Industry:Archaeology
The location of lithic artifacts where force has been applied to remove a flake from an objective piece (see striking platform).
Industry:Archaeology
Two vertical columns of bone, on either side of the nasal aperture, extending above and lengthening the pilaster of bone surrounding the canine roots.
Industry:Archaeology
A joint where two bones interdigitate and are separated by fibrous tissue. The joints between most of the bones of the skull are sutures. Most sutures join and the bones eventually fuse together as individuals grow older.
Industry:Archaeology
A system's response to external stimuli that leads to further change and reinforces it.
Industry:Archaeology
Describes a rock in which the individual crustals can only be seen as such under a microscope.
Industry:Archaeology
Originally a concept in geology, the precept that the processes observable in the present can also be used to explain the past.
Industry:Archaeology
