Exam 2: Column Two

Question 1

The basic vertical subdivision of an excavation square that is based on natural breaks in the sediment

Answer 1

Arbitrary Levels

Question 2

A natural formation process in which animals affect the distribution of material within an archaeological site

Answer 2

Faunalturbation

Question 3

A natural formation in which wet/dry cycles push artifacts upwards as the sediment swells and then moves them down as cracks form during dry cycles

Answer 3

Argilliturbation

Question 4

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Answer 4

Sediment

Question 5

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Answer 5

Reverse Stratigraphy

Question 6

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Answer 6

Developmental Unit

Question 7

a trapped charge dating technique used on ceramics and burnt stone artifacts - anything mineral that has been heated to more than 500c

Answer 7

Thermoluminescense

Question 8

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Answer 8

Argon-Argon Dating

Question 9

a trapped charge technique used to date tooth enamel and burnt stone tools; it can date teeth that are beyond the range of radiocarbon dating

Answer 9

Electron Spin Resonance Dating

Question 10

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Answer 10

Phase

Question 11

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Answer 11

Absolute Dating

Question 12

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Answer 12

Index Fossil

Question 13

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Answer 13

Functional types

Question 14

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Answer 14

Archaeological context

Question 15

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Answer 15

Systemic context