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| pertaining to an organism's physical structure |
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| the study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and all times |
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| tree dwelling, adapted to living in the trees |
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| The study of historic or prehistoric human populations through the analysis of material remains. |
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| material objects from past cultures |
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| The scientific study of the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and from culture. |
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| The study of the evolution, variation,and adaptation of humans and their past and present relatives. |
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| The study of modern human societies, through the analysis of their origins,evolution and variation of culture. |
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| Learned behavior transmitted from person to person. |
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| Evidence gathered to help answer questions, solve problems, and fill gaps in scientific knowledge. |
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| Verified through observation and experiment. |
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| The scientific examination of skeletons in hope of identifying the people whose bodies they came from. |
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| A group of extinct and living bipedal primates in the family Hominidae. |
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| Testable statements that potentially explain specific phenomena observed in the natural world. |
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| A set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things (people, places, concepts, etc.) other than themselves. |
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| The study of the construction, use, and form of language in human populations. |
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| The part of culture that is expressed as objects that humans use to manipulate environments. |
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| An upper canine that, as part of a nonhoning chewing mechanism, is not sharpened against the lower third premolar. |
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| A group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex behavior, varied forms of locomotion, and a unique suite of traits, including larger brains, forward-facing eyes, fingernails, and reduced snouts. |
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| An empirical research method in which data is gathered from observations of phenomena, hypotheses are formulated and tested, and conclusions are drawn that validate or modify the original hypotheses. |
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| The science of investigating language's social contexts. |
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| A set of hypotheses that have been rigorously tested and validated, leading to their establishment as a generally accepted explanation of specific phenomena. |
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