- Industry: Archaeology
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A specialized region of a chromosome seen as a constriction under the microscope. This region is important in the activities of the chromosomes during cellular division.
Industry:Archaeology
Bony arch on the lateral part of the cheek formed by projections of the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone, enclosing the fibers of the temporalis muscle and for attachment of the masseter muscle.
Industry:Archaeology
Narrowing of the (frontal and sphenoidal walls of the) skull behind the orbits, where they form the inner wall of the temporal fossa.
Industry:Archaeology
Social rules that prescribe mating or marriage outside a social or cultural unit (cf. endogamy).
Industry:Archaeology
The opening up of large horizontal areas for excavation, used especially where single period deposits lie close to the surface.
Industry:Archaeology
A continuous process in which teeth emerge out of their crypts (alveolar eruption), through the gums (gingival eruption), and into occlusion with the opposing teeth of the opposite jaw (occlusal eruption), finally ending when the tooth is lost because it erupts out of the mouth.
Industry:Archaeology
A portion of rock removed from an objective piece by percussion or pressure. These are often referred to as flakes, spalls, chips, and debitage.
Industry:Archaeology
An aspect of archaeomagnetism relevant to the dating of the Lower Paleolithic, involving complete reversals in the earth's magnetic field.
Industry:Archaeology
In eukaryotes, a type of DNA sequence element having a strong, positive effect on transcription by RNA polymerase II.
Industry:Archaeology
