the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.
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the study of humans prior to the invention of writing
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the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.a man-made object taken as a whole
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.a man-made object taken as a whole
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…
Used in the same subject area: History, Archaeology and material culture.the craft of making earthenware
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.A description of some invention, designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office before the patent right is applied for, and oper…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's cl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, humans, prior, invention, writing.a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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