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Autochthon or autochtonous is used in geology to refer to a sediment or other rock unit that was formed in its current stratigraphic environment as opposed to an allochthonous unit that show evidence of structural movement or sedimentary redeposition such as a turbidite. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, is basically the study of rock layers and layering (stratification). ... In geology, rocks or sections or units of rocks which have been moved from their original site of formation are called allochthon (from greek allo = other, and chthon = earth). ... USGS image Turbidite geological formations have their origins in turbidity current deposits, deposits from a form of underwater avalanche that are responsible for distributing vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean. ...
An autochthon in anthropology or ecology refers to one of the earliest known inhabitants of a place, such as a human aborigine or an indigenous plant or animal. Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθÏωπος, humane) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... (Ecology is sometimes used incorrectly as a synonym for the natural environment. ... Look up aborigine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Indigenous peoples are sometimes referred to as aborigines, native peoples, first peoples, first nations or as autochthonous, a Greek term that means "sprung from the earth".
Greek authors of the classical period referred to the indigenous people of Greece, who had lived there since before any of the waves of Hellenic migration, as "Pelasgians." In antiquity, the Greek term for all non-Greek speaking peoples was "barbarians".
They were said to have descended from their mountain home near Reate (an ancient Sabine town) upon Latium, whence they expelled the Sicels and subsequently settled down as Latini under a King Latinus.
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