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Archaeology vocabularies Flashcards

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Dig team

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Archaeologists and workers at a specific site

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In situ

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In the original palace or site

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Dendrochronology

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Dating process using tree rings

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Carbon 14

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Dating process which measures the amount of radio-carbon left in organic materials

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Artifact

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Any object made by humans for their use

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Potassium argon dating

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Dating process used on volcanic rocks which measures the amount of radioactive argon in the rock

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Culture

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The skills, habits, arts and institutions of a given people during a given time in a given civilization

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Ancient

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Belonging to the early history of man, usually before the end of Roman Empire

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Baulk

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Wall of excavated pit left intact as a record of strata uncovered

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Pottery

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Bowls, urns, and other containers made of clay

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Grid

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System of 5 meters squares laid out at an archaeological site

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Seriation

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System of arranging objects from least to most advance

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Locus

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Specific spot where an object is uncovered

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Pit

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excavated hole worked by archaeologists

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Tell

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Mound which shows evidence of human habitations; from Arabic word meaning “hill”

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History

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The story of the past; all recorded events of the past

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Trench

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Deep cut into the earth made by archaeologist to see if a site is worth excavation

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Stratigraphy

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Study of the layers of strata, or levels of civilization

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Site

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Location of an archaeological dig; place where there is evidence of ancient human habitation

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Sherd

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Fragment of pottery

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Layers

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Levels of civilization uncovered on a dig

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Civilizatio

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The total culture of a people, nation, or period

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