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mandible lower jawbone
marai Polynesian shrine/temple platforms
Mata Atlantica the Atlantic rainforest of coastal Brazil
maxilla (pl. maxillae) upper jawbone
megaron the central unit of a Mycenaean palace, composed of a linear arrangement of three rooms: porch, anteroom, and interior room with a hearth and throne
member stratigraphic unit comprising several beds related spatially and in terms of their rock type
menhir single standing stone found in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe, sometimes decorated
mesa a high, flat-topped hill
metope square panel, often sculpted, that alternated with the triglyph to form a frieze that decorated buildings of the Greek Doric order
microliths small, standardized stone flakes, originally set into composite tools or weapons
midden a concentration of cultural debris; in places where fishing is a primary subsistence strategy, they are often made up primarily of shell
Middle Range Theory conceptual framework linking raw archaeological data with higher-level generalizations and conclusions about the past that can be derived from this evidence
mitochondrial DNA genetic instructions inherited through the maternal line
moai massive stone statues characteristic of Easter Island
mobiliary art portable art produced during the Upper Paleolithic
monocephaly having only a single flower
montane mountain-dwelling
morphology physical structure or form
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