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HOMO SAPIENS [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Neandertal man
1, record 1, English, Neandertal%20man
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Neanderthal man 2, record 1, English, Neanderthal%20man
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of fossil human that is a subspecies of Homo sapiens and is distinguished by low broad braincase, continuous arched browbridges, projecting occipital region, short limbs, and large joints. 3, record 1, English, - Neandertal%20man
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Neanderthalensis man, who lived about 100,000 years ago is a transition, a lateral branch or race. 4, record 1, English, - Neandertal%20man
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homme de Neandertal
1, record 1, French, homme%20de%20Neandertal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paléanthropien 2, record 1, French, pal%C3%A9anthropien
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'homme de Neandertal est le type d'une population qui vécut au début de la dernière glaciation, entre -80 000 et -35 000 ans environ, en Europe et au Proche-Orient. 2, record 1, French, - homme%20de%20Neandertal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les hommes de Neandertal sont parfois appelés paléanthropiens. 2, record 1, French, - homme%20de%20Neandertal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hombre de Neandertal
1, record 1, Spanish, hombre%20de%20Neandertal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- neandertal 1, record 1, Spanish, neandertal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la palabra "Neandertal" se escribe con inicial mayúscula cuando forma parte de la expresión "hombre de Neandertal", pero en minúscula cuando se emplea como nombre común para designar a los miembros de esa especie extinta: los neandertales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hombre%20de%20Neandertal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
- Religious Sects - Various
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- funeral rite
1, record 2, English, funeral%20rite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Funeral rites are as old as human culture itself, pre-dating modern Homo sapiens and dated to at least 300, 000 years ago. 2, record 2, English, - funeral%20rite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Final funeral rites. 3, record 2, English, - funeral%20rite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
- Cultes divers
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rite funéraire
1, record 2, French, rite%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rites funéraires mohawks sont assez complexes : selon leurs croyances, le voyage vers l'au-delà se déroule tant dans le monde du soleil que celui des terrains de chasse éternels. C'est pourquoi les objets utilisés pour perpétuer le voyage vers ces milieux spirituels sont fort variés, et représentent tantôt des outils pour la chasse, tantôt des offrandes au dieu du soleil et à la terre-nourricière. 2, record 2, French, - rite%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rite : geste, célébration prescrit(e) par la liturgie d'une religion. 3, record 2, French, - rite%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Derniers rites funéraires. 4, record 2, French, - rite%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Paleolithic
1, record 3, English, Paleolithic
correct, see observation, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Palaeolithic 2, record 3, English, Palaeolithic
correct, see observation, noun
- Paleolithic Age 3, record 3, English, Paleolithic%20Age
correct, see observation
- Old Stone Age 4, record 3, English, Old%20Stone%20Age
correct, see observation
- clipped-stone age 3, record 3, English, clipped%2Dstone%20age
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Palaeolithic. Beginning with the emergence of man and the manufacture of the most ancient tools some 2 1/2 to 3 million years ago, the Palaeolithic period lasted through most of the Pleistocene Ice Age until the final retreat of the ice sheets in about 8300 B. C. [Before Christ] It is generally subdivided into : Lower Palaeolithic, with the earliest forms of man(Australopithecus and Homo Erectus), and the predominance of Core tools of Pebble Tool, Handaxe and Chopper type; Middle Palaeolithic, the era of Neanderthal Man and the predominance of Flake-tool industries(e. g. Mousterian) over most of Eurasia; Upper Palaeolithic(starting perhaps as early as 38, 000 B. C.), with Homo Sapiens, Blade-and-Burin industries and the Cave Art of western Europe. 5, record 3, English, - Paleolithic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capitalization. Terms that refer to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower-cased when used in a general sense: the Ice Age; the most recent ice age ... 6, record 3, English, - Paleolithic
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Palæolithic Age
- Palæolithic
- Palaeolithic Age
- clipped stone age
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Paléolithique
1, record 3, French, Pal%C3%A9olithique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- âge paléolithique 2, record 3, French, %C3%A2ge%20pal%C3%A9olithique
correct, masculine noun
- âge de la pierre taillée 2, record 3, French, %C3%A2ge%20de%20la%20pierre%20taill%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Seconde période de l'âge de la pierre, suivant l'Éolithique et précédant le Mésolithique [...] caractérisée par une mise en forme des pierres par taillage dans le but de confectionner des outils. 2, record 3, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Paléolithique : Terme créé en 1865 pour désigner l'Âge de la Pierre ancienne par opposition à celui qui désigne l'Âge de la Pierre nouvelle. 3, record 3, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Majuscule ou minuscule. En français, l'usage semble être flottant. Dans les dictionnaires généraux (Robert électronique et Larousse encyclopédique), le nom «paléolithique» s'écrit en minuscule. Dans les ouvrages et textes spécialisés, les spécialistes utilisent généralement la majuscule initiale «Paléolithique». 4, record 3, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arqueología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- paleolítico
1, record 3, Spanish, paleol%C3%ADtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período cultural prehistórico caracterizado por la existencia de útiles y herramientas de piedra tallada. Corresponde a la mayor parte del Cuaternario y se subdivide en: Inferior, Medio y Superior, que se suceden desde hace unos 2 millones de años hasta hace unos 9.000 años. 1, record 3, Spanish, - paleol%C3%ADtico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Lower Paleolithic
1, record 4, English, Lower%20Paleolithic
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Lower Palaeolithic 2, record 4, English, Lower%20Palaeolithic
correct, see observation
- Lower Old Stone Age 3, record 4, English, Lower%20Old%20Stone%20Age
correct, see observation
- Lower Paleolithic Age 3, record 4, English, Lower%20Paleolithic%20Age
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Period covering the time from ca. [calendar age] 550,000 - 70,000 years before the modern era and including the pre-Chellean, and Acheulian stages. 3, record 4, English, - Lower%20Paleolithic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Lower Paleolithic is therefore the oldest, dating from about 600, 000 B. C. [before Christ], and is occupied by such cultures as Chou-kou-tienian, Clactonian, Abbeville-Acheulian, and Levalloisian, which were developed by such predecessors of Homo Sapiens as Heidelbergman, Java and Peking Man. 4, record 4, English, - Lower%20Paleolithic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Capitalization. Terms that refer to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower-cased when used in a general sense: the Ice Age; the most recent ice age ... 5, record 4, English, - Lower%20Paleolithic
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Lower Palæolithic Age
- Lower Palæolithic
- Lower Palaeolithic Age
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Paléolithique inférieur
1, record 4, French, Pal%C3%A9olithique%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Paléolithique ancien 2, record 4, French, Pal%C3%A9olithique%20ancien
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les industries lithiques du Paléolithique inférieur témoignent du lent processus d'évolution de l'esprit humain depuis les galets taillés de la pebble culture jusqu'aux bifaces affinés de l'Acheuléen. On distingue deux types d'industries, suivant que l'Homme taille le nucléus primitif jusqu'à l'obtention d'un biface ou bien qu'il utilise les enlevés de ce nucléus. 3, record 4, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Majuscule ou minuscule. En français, l'usage semble être flottant. Dans les dictionnaires généraux (Robert électronique et Larousse encyclopédique), le nom «paléolithique» s'écrit en minuscule. Dans les ouvrages et textes spécialisés, les spécialistes utilisent généralement la majuscule initiale «Paléolithique». 4, record 4, French, - Pal%C3%A9olithique%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-01-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Homo sapiens
1, record 5, English, Homo%20sapiens
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- sapiens 2, record 5, English, sapiens
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modern human species; a large, erect, omnivorous, terrestrial biped of the primate family Hominidae. 3, record 5, English, - Homo%20sapiens
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Homo sapiens
1, record 5, French, Homo%20sapiens
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mots latins servant à désigner l'espèce la plus récente du genre homo. L'expression a été employée par Bergson pour désigner l'homme parvenu, grâce à l'intelligence, à un certain état d'adaptation au milieu [...] 2, record 5, French, - Homo%20sapiens
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Homo sapiens
1, record 5, Spanish, Homo%20sapiens
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especie de homínido que corresponde al hombre actual y del que se consideran dos subespecies: Homo sapiens neandertalensis y Homo sapiens sapiens. Se conocen fósiles desde hace unos 80.000 años. 1, record 5, Spanish, - Homo%20sapiens
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-07-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
- Ecology (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ecocentric
1, record 6, English, ecocentric
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relating to a value system and attitude that sees humans as a part of larger ecological processes and systems. 1, record 6, English, - ecocentric
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Natural and human communities are folded into one another, and we participate, and cannot avoid doing so, with these communities. [Persons with] ecocentric attitudes consider Homo sapiens as having a primary obligation to take responsibility for themselves and their actions. Past failures to accept this responsibility are seen to be a root cause of contemporary environmental crises. 1, record 6, English, - ecocentric
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- écocentrique
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9cocentrique
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un système de valeurs au sein duquel les êtres humains font partie de vastes processus et systèmes écologiques. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9cocentrique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-08-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- visualization technology
1, record 7, English, visualization%20technology
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Casablanca, a sliver of bone revealed a chunk of history when Dr. Jean-Jacques Hublin unearthed a few fossilized skull fragments. These were fed into a unique program called Visualization Data Explorer. This new IBM visualization technology helped form an electronic reconstruction of our early ancestor, the first Homo Sapiens. 1, record 7, English, - visualization%20technology
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- technologie de visualisation
1, record 7, French, technologie%20de%20visualisation
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi visualisation scientifique. 1, record 7, French, - technologie%20de%20visualisation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1983-05-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Tertiary man 1, record 8, English, Tertiary%20man
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ancestors of Homo sapiens living in the Tertiary Age. 1, record 8, English, - Tertiary%20man
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- homme tertiaire 1, record 8, French, homme%20tertiaire
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- homo-convenience 1, record 9, English, homo%2Dconvenience
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A conjectural successor to homo-sapiens; he would control his reproduction and manage the biosphere more sensibly than homo sapiens. 1, record 9, English, - homo%2Dconvenience
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- homo-transsapiens 1, record 9, French, homo%2Dtranssapiens
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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