Autochthon

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Autochthon, autochthons or autochthonous may refer to:

Nature

  • Autochthon (geology), a sediment or rock that can be found at its site of formation or deposition
  • Autochthon (nature)
    , or landrace, an indigenous animal or plant
  • Autochthonous landrace
    , a plant or animal that is native to a particular agricultural system
  • Autochthonous transmission
    , the spread of disease between two individuals in the same place
  • Autochton (butterfly), a genus of butterflies

Society

  • Autochthon (ancient Greece), a concept or mythology of a people born from the land
  • Autochthonous language
    , the language of an indigenous people
  • Autochthonism or Indigenism, ethnic nationalism promoting the identity of an indigenous people
  • Autochthones or Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory

Fiction

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