Term
|
Definition
| The process by which organisms cope with environmental stresses. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The study of the human species and its immediate ancestors. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Referring to the inclusion and combination (to solve a common problem) of both biological and cultural approaches—one of anthropology's hallmarks |
|
|
Term
| archaeological anthropology |
|
Definition
| The branch of anthropology that reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains; best known for the study of prehistory. Also known as "archaeology. |
|
|
