- Branche: Archaeology
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(1) A complete or incomplete specimen which serves as the base for the name of a taxon; (2) a single individual used to epitomize a sample.
Industry:Archaeology
A measure of the amount of variation among the gene frequencies of populations. It is the square root of the variance of gene frequency.
Industry:Archaeology
A term used in systems thinking to describe the action of negative feedback processes in maintaining the system at a constant equilibrium state.
Industry:Archaeology
Enables trapped electrons within bone and shell to be measured without the heating that thermoluminescence requires. As with TL, the number of trapped electrons indicates the age of the specimen.
Industry:Archaeology
The basic building block of RNA consisting of a sugar (ribose), a base, and a phosphate.
Industry:Archaeology
The relationship between size and shape across a range of different species.
Industry:Archaeology
A flexible fibrocartilaginous joint found on the middle of the body, such as the mandibular symphysis and the pubic symphysis.
Industry:Archaeology
Behaviors or strategies reflected in the archaeological record showing foresight and planning through repairs, recycling, and reuse (cf. expedient behavior).
Industry:Archaeology
