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by Silver Fenrir
Tue May 17, 2011 12:21 am
Forum: Social Science
Topic: Anth Final Terms
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Acheulian
1. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in Europe) the period in the Lower Palaeolithic following the Abbevillian, represented by the use of soft hammerstones in hand axe production made of chipped stone, bone, antler, or wood. The Acheulian dates from the Riss glaciation
2. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in Africa) the period represented by every stage of hand axe development

Allen's Rule
The principle holding that in a warm-blooded animal species having distinct geographic populations, the limbs, ears, and other appendages of the animals living in cold climates tend to be shorter than in animals of the same species living in warm climates. Shorter and more compact body parts have less surface area than elongated ones and thus radiate less body heat. Allen's rule is named for the American zoologist Joel Allen (1838-1921).

Antibody
An antibody is a protein produced by the body's immune system when it detects harmful substances, called antigens. Each type of antibody is unique and defends the body against one specific type of antigen. (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia)

Antigens
Examples of antigens include microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) and chemicals. (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia)

Archaic Homo Sapien
Relating to or being an early form or subspecies of Homo sapiens, anatomically distinct from modern humans. Neanderthals in Europe and Solo man in Asia are usually classed as archaic humans. Though archaic humans belong to the same species as modern humans, not all archaic groups or populations are necessarily ancestral to Homo sapiens sapiens. According to certain models of human evolution, modern humans replaced archaic populations throughout Asia and Europe after migrating out of Africa in comparatively recent times. In other models, widely separated but interbreeding archaic groups in different parts of the world evolved independently into today's physiologically distinct geographic populations.

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