palaeoanthropology

/ ˌpælɪəʊˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of anthropology concerned with primitive man

Example Sentences

One thing is certain, however; the more palaeoanthropology changes, the more palaeopolitics stays the same.

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But he is unconvinced that the findings have implications on palaeoanthropology.

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"The field of palaeoanthropology is still very much a field of fossil hoarding."

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Extending the dental plaque method to answer questions about behavior in addition to diet is new, though, and one of the major contributions of this research to the field of palaeoanthropology.

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Two papers stirred up the palaeoanthropology world by suggesting that Homo floresiensis — a putative human relative discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 — was instead an example of Homo sapiens with Down's syndrome.

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