paleanthropology
English
Alternative forms
- palaeanthropology (chiefly British), palæanthropology (chiefly British), palaeoanthropology (hypercorrect), palæoanthropology (hypercorrect), paleoanthropology (hypercorrect)
Etymology
From pale- + anthropo- + -logy.
Noun
paleanthropology (uncountable)
- (American spelling) The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.
Derived terms
Translations
study of ancient human remains — see paleoanthropology
Further reading
- paleoanthropology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia