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 Ancestors : Social and Cultural Anthropology
591 words, approx. 2 pages The term ‘ancestor’ is used in anthropology to designate those forebears who are remembered, and to denote specific religious practices as a part of such phrases as ‘ancestor cult’ or ‘ancestor worship’. Which... summary from source:
Ancestor, Ancestry Proverbs : World Proverbs
40 words, approx. 1 pagesIf a man falls he blames his ancestors. (Korean) They brag most of their ancestors who are unworthy of them. (Danish) We can scarcely call birth and ancestry, and what we have not ourselves done, our own.... summary from source:
Ancestor : Grammatical Terms in Linguistics
33 words, approx. 1 pages// n. A particular relation that may hold between two nodes in a tree. A node A is an ancestor of a distinct node B iff A dominates B. Cf. mother,... summary from source:
 Ancestors Summary
11,218 words, approx. 37 pages The term ancestor worship designates rites and beliefs concerning deceased kinsmen. Rites of ancestor worship include personal devotions, domestic rites, the ancestral rites of a kinship group such as a lineage, periodic rites on the death day of the... summary from source:
 Ancestor Information
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An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, great-great-great-grandparent, great-great-great-great-grandparent, and so forth). Two individuals have a genetic... 
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 ReVision Dreaming with the ancestors.
03/22/2006: 7,040 words, approx. 24 pages The question is, "Who are you ?" This is the first step in entering the indigenous holistic mind. No elder or ceremony can continue until one is able to answer this question. Knowledge is considered to be a living entity. We ask permission... summary from source:
The Daily Mail (London, England) Is this our ancestor?
05/25/2001: 402 words, approx. 1 pages Byline: JAMES CHAPMAN Prehistoric 'mouse' may be grandad of mammals By James Chapman Science Correspondent IT weighed no more than a large paper clip and spent its life scurrying in the shadow of dinosaurs. Yet experts believe this tiny creature could... summary from source:
 AP News Dinosaurs, ancestors may have coexisted
7/19/2007: 420 words, approx. 1 pagesDinosaurs shared the Earth for millions of years with the species that were their ancestors, a new study concludes.Dinosaurs arose in the Late Triassic, between 235 million and 200 million years ago, and came to dominate the planet in the Jurassic, 200 million to 120... summary from source:
AP News Obama's ancestors may have owned slaves
3/3/2007: 948 words, approx. 3 pagesDemocrat Barack Obama, who would be the first black president, has white ancestors who owned slaves, according to a genealogical researcher.The researcher, William Addams Reitwiesner, says the discovery is part of his first draft of research into Obama's roots. Obama's father was from Kenya and...
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