Glossary (key terms/concepts)

Question 1

Prehistory?

Answer 1

time before written records

Question 2

Era?

Answer 2

any period of time (usually long)

Question 3

Artefact?

Answer 3

made or altered by human. The product of civilization.

Question 4

Archeology?

Answer 4

study of physical remains

Question 5

History?

Answer 5

events that happened in past

Question 6

Chronological order?

Answer 6

time order in which events happened

Question 7

source?

Answer 7

something that gives us info of past

Question 8

Primary source?

Answer 8

source created within the period of study

Question 9

Secondary Source?

Answer 9

source created after period of study

Question 10

Stratum?

Answer 10

layers of ground (strata singular)

Question 11

Provenance?

Answer 11

where and when artefact was found. Origin

Question 12

In Situ?

Answer 12

in its original position

Question 13

Bias?

Answer 13

an opinion/feeling felt by author, preventing from being completely objective or neutral about as event/person. Biased source has been influence by author’s personal opinions.

Question 14

Propaganda?

Answer 14

info, ideas, rumours deliberately spread by a particular group (usually gov), which aims to influence people’s opinion.

Question 15

Assemblage?

Answer 15

collection

Question 16

Reliability (of source)?

Answer 16

Comes from appropriate author and their POV isn’t too bias. Accurate.
if source is trustworthy and provides evidence to help with event/person/theory.

Question 17

Usefulness (of source)?

Answer 17

how much info given.

Question 18

Tell/mound?

Answer 18

the different level of ground by sites/walls underneath it. (used to find sites of shadow marks)?

Question 19

Ethics?

Answer 19

the study of morals in human conduct

Question 20

Decomposition?

Answer 20

process where organic material is broken down into simpler forms of matter - basically when body rots after death.

Question 21

Sphagnan?

Answer 21

substance found in cell walls of moss that prevents destructive bacteria operating.