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noun
The scientific study of ancient human remains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the scientific study of human fossils
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: palaeoanthropology, human paleontology, human palaeontology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vertebrate paleontology
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English anthropology English paleoanthropology From paleo- + anthropology.
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