Archaeology vocabularies Flashcards
Dig team
Archaeologists and workers at a specific site
In situ
In the original palace or site
Dendrochronology
Dating process using tree rings
Carbon 14
Dating process which measures the amount of radio-carbon left in organic materials
Artifact
Any object made by humans for their use
Potassium argon dating
Dating process used on volcanic rocks which measures the amount of radioactive argon in the rock
Culture
The skills, habits, arts and institutions of a given people during a given time in a given civilization
Ancient
Belonging to the early history of man, usually before the end of Roman Empire
Baulk
Wall of excavated pit left intact as a record of strata uncovered
Pottery
Bowls, urns, and other containers made of clay
Grid
System of 5 meters squares laid out at an archaeological site
Seriation
System of arranging objects from least to most advance
Locus
Specific spot where an object is uncovered
Pit
excavated hole worked by archaeologists
Tell
Mound which shows evidence of human habitations; from Arabic word meaning “hill”
History
The story of the past; all recorded events of the past
Trench
Deep cut into the earth made by archaeologist to see if a site is worth excavation
Stratigraphy
Study of the layers of strata, or levels of civilization
Site
Location of an archaeological dig; place where there is evidence of ancient human habitation
Sherd
Fragment of pottery
Layers
Levels of civilization uncovered on a dig
Civilizatio
The total culture of a people, nation, or period
