Big man (anthropology)
Big man (anthropology)
Anthropological term for influential person in Melanesian and Polynesian tribes.
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Subregion of Oceania.
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Romani tribal leader.
14%
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Approach to the study of history.
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Idolization of a leader.
4%
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American anthropologist (1930–2021).
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3.2%
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Subregion of Oceania.
2.1%
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Country in Oceania.
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Country in Oceania.
29%
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New religious movement.
19%
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Indigenous ethnic group of Indonesia.
11%
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Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC).
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Title given to a male monarch.
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Ancient North American indigenous civilization.
3.1%
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Form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies.
3%
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Ethnic group of Western New Guinea.
2.6%
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1.7%
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Archaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age).
1.7%