Archeology Terminology

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Archaeometry

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Archaeometry: the use of scientific methods such as carbon dating to determine the age of an artifact

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Cultural resources management

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Cultural resources management: used to develop policies and procedures regarding the use and preservation of cultural resources

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Forensic archaeology

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Forensic archaeology: the use of scientific techniques to determine the identity of a deceased individual connected to criminal investigations

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Geochronology

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Geochronology: the use of scientific procedures to determine the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments

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Marine archaeology

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Marine archaeology: the study of underwater archaeological sites

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Paleontology

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Paleontology: the study of the development of life on earth, including the fossil remains of plants and animals

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Paleobotany

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Paleobotany: the study of plants from former geological periods

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Palynology

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Palynology: the study of the spores and pollen of plants, both living and fossil

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Stratigraphy

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Stratigraphy: the study of the layers of earth that have been deposited over a long period of time

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Taphonomy

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Taphonomy: the study of how artifacts and organism remains decay over an extended period of time

Question 11

seriation

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relative dating of artifacts