- Industry: Archaeology
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The effect of the distribution of the mass of an object on its resistance to change in motion. A moment is calculated by multiplying the magnitude of a force by the length of its lever arm, the perpendicular distance between the line of action of the force and the point where it is applied.
Industry:Archaeology
The study of the material indications of patterned actions undertaken in response to religious beliefs.
Industry:Archaeology
A chromosomal mutation that results in the doubling of a segment of a chromosome.
Industry:Archaeology
A name given to the process or processes just medial to the mastoid process, individually referred to as the paramastoid process and occipitomastoid crest.
Industry:Archaeology
Genetic variance that arises from the additive effects of genes on the phenotype.
Industry:Archaeology
Removal of flakes from a core resting on a hard surface, giving the flakes different thickness characteristics and the core a unique form because there is a shockwave from percussion at both ends. A technique of resting the objective piece on an anvil and striking it with a hammer to split or remove a detached piece.
Industry:Archaeology
The effective number of adults contributing gametes to the next generation.
Industry:Archaeology
The study of the patterns of wear or damage on the edge of stone tools, which provides valuable information on the way in which the tool was used.
Industry:Archaeology
A chromosome in eukaryotic organisms that is represented differently in the two sexes. In many organisms, one sex possesses a pair of visibly different chromosomes. One is an X chromosome, and the other is a Y chromosome. Commonly, the XX sex is female and the XY is male.
Industry:Archaeology
