paleoanthropology

noun

The scientific study of ancient human remains.

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palaeoanthropologyhuman paleontologyhuman palaeontology
OriginEnglish anthropology ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? →
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Meanings

nounpaleoanthropology (uncountable)

alternative paleanthropology · alternative palaeoanthropology · alternative palæoanthropology

  1. uncountableanthropologyThe scientific study of ancient human remains.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe scientific study of human fossils

Similar
palaeoanthropologyhuman paleontologyhuman palaeontology
Broader
vertebrate paleontology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Englishanthropology
  6. Englishpaleoanthropology

From paleo- + anthropology.

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Translations

Catalan paleoantropologia
  • paleoantropologiastudy of ancient human remains
Chinese Mandarin 古人類學 /古人类学
  • 古人類學 /古人类学 (gǔrénlèixué)study of ancient human remains
Dutch paleoantropologie
  • paleoantropologiestudy of ancient human remains
Finnish paleoantropologia
  • paleoantropologiastudy of ancient human remains
French paléoanthropologie
  • paléoanthropologiestudy of ancient human remains
German Paläoanthropologie, Paläanthropologie
  • Paläoanthropologiestudy of ancient human remains
  • Paläanthropologiestudy of ancient human remains
Indonesian paleoantropologi
  • paleoantropologistudy of ancient human remains
Italian paleoantropologia
  • paleoantropologiastudy of ancient human remains
Japanese 古人類学
  • 古人類学 (kojinruigaku)study of ancient human remains
Romanian paleoantropologie
  • paleoantropologiestudy of ancient human remains
Russian палеоантрополо́гия
  • палеоантрополо́гия (paleoantropológija)study of ancient human remains
Spanish paleoantropología
  • paleoantropologíastudy of ancient human remains
Turkish paleoantropoloji
  • paleoantropolojistudy of ancient human remains
Cite this entry
APA

paleoanthropology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoanthropology

MLA

“paleoanthropology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoanthropology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleoanthropology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoanthropology.

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