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"Exploring the Diversity of Human Culture: Insights from Anthropology"

Levirate Marriage - Anthroholic

Levirate

A Levirate marriage is one in which the deceased person's brother is required to wed his brother's widow. In easier terms, it is marrying the deceased husband’s brother.

Ghost Marriage - Anthroholic

Ghost Marriage

Ghost marriage is a rare type of posthumous marriage between a living and a deceased person or a ghost. In some societies, marriage can even occur between two deceased persons.

Zooarchaeology - Anthroholic

Zooarchaeology

Zooarchaeology, a branch of archaeology, is the study of animal artefacts that have been discovered in remote areas in the past. The word's less attractive sibling, archaeozoology, is not as lovable in English as it is in other languages.

Bioarchaeology Anthroholic

Bioarchaeology

In the late 1970s, evident in the emergence of the field of bioarchaeology—the study of human remains from ancient cultures—had become a significant area of study for the social sciences.

Isotope Analysis - Anthroholic

Isotope Analysis

In archaeology, isotope analysis is the identification of isotopic markers from human bone remains to reconstruct diet and migration of past populations.

Protohistory - Anthroholic

Protohistory

Protohistory is the cultural process between history and prehistory. It is marked by absence of language or script that can be deciphered.

Etymology - Anthroholic

Etymology

“… words are more durable than anything, that they blow with the wind, hibernate and…

Phonetics - Anthroholic

Phonetics

A subfield and study of speech and linguistics are called phonetics. It studies how speech sounds are created and categorized throughout the world.