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protoculture

n. (context physical anthropology English) The passing of behaviours from one generation to another among non-human primates. These cultures are very rudimentary, and do not exhibit complex cultural technology.

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Protoculture

In physical anthropology, protoculture is the passing of behaviours from one generation to another among non- human primates. These cultures are very rudimentary, and do not exhibit complex cultural technology.

For example, tool usage is learned between generations within chimpanzee troupes. One troupe of chimpanzees may exhibit a learned behavior unique from another troupe of chimpanzees, such as various tool usage. Some chimpanzee troupes have been observed consuming aspilia. Possibly for medicinal purposes, because it has been seen to remove intestinal parasites, and is otherwise unpalatable.

Protoculture (disambiguation)

Protoculture may refer to:

  • Protoculture, the passing of learned behaviors from one generation to another in non-human primates
  • Protoculture (Macross), a term used in the science fiction anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, but referring to different things depending on the version:
    • In Macross: an ancient race of alien humanoids
    • In the American adaptation, Robotech: an ancient power source and foodstuff
  • Protoculture Addicts, a North American anime and manga magazine
    • Protoculture Inc., publisher of the magazine
  • "Proto Culture", a hip-hop song about video games, by artist Del tha Funkee Homosapien (featuring Khaos Unique), on the album Both Sides of the Brain

Usage examples of "protoculture".

The Ortega-Nilssen chart indicated only the average time separating the birth of the protoculture from the technological explosion.

It troubled him that they had left the Cyclones behind and were closing on the Invid Protoculture farm armed only with hand weapons.

But Cabell was now beginning to believe that the process was more one of mind than of matter, and that Protoculture would never be scientifically conjured from the Flowers-it had to be willed from them.

He surreptitiously made sure the conventional weapons he had concealed under his clothes were secure, and regretted that it was impossible to carry Protoculture weapons due to these planetary defenses everybody kept talking about.

There were species sufficiently organized and domitable to be of some minor help-retrofitting the craft under the Elders' supervision, installing conventional power systems to minimize the drain on their Protoculture supply.

But all the Protoculture pataphysics in the galaxy couldn't keep Edwards from gaping.

Playing Johnny Appleseed on New Praxis with the Flowers of Life, conjuring Protoculture from them, fabricating the matrix Lang and the REF command worshiped like some sacrosanct icon.

The distortions and occlusions of the Protoculture wraiths could not stand before that raw power, and the Masters saw-at last where their target lays.

The VTs and the few remaining Hovertanks couldn't use Protoculture weapons either, of course, but there had only been time to retrofit a few of them with old-style autocannon and rocket pods.

Yet, time and history and the Shapings of the Protoculture have their own rhythm, Admiral.

How could a mortal like Emerson block the Shapings of the Protoculture this way?

They were warped, re­shaped, and transfigured by wars that spilled across the galaxy, contact with a dozen lifeforms from as many star systems, and the urgings of Protoculture itself, the Flower's bad seed.

The time had come to subject one of the captives to a xylonic cerebral probe to determine not only the psychological make-up of the Humans, but to ascertain their involvement with the Protoculture as well.