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half-life the time it takes for half the quantity of a radioactive isotope in a sample to decay

hand axe see biface

haniwa models of houses, people, and animals that encircled elite Yamato tombs in Japan

Han Shu "History of the Former Han," early Chinese history by Ban Biao and Ban Gu

haplotype see clade

heddle loom loom with a series of vertical cords, each with a loop in the middle to receive a warp thread

heiau Hawaiian religious structures comprising terraced platforms and walled enclosures

heröon Greek shrine or temple dedicated to a legendary hero

hieratic cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphic script that was used for writing on papyrus

holotype type specimen

Hou Han Shu "History of the Later Han," an early Chinese history

humerus (pl. humeri) upper arm bone


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