palaeoanthropology
CEFR: C2
The branch of anthropology concerned with fossil hominids and prehistoric human evolution (British spelling).
Synonyms
- hominin palaeontology
- human evolutionary biology
Common Collocations
- field of palaeoanthropology
- palaeoanthropology discoveries
- research in palaeoanthropology
Example Sentence
Breakthroughs in dental protein analysis are transforming established paradigms in palaeoanthropology.