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General archaeology
Terms and definitions of archaeology -- the study of human society through the analysis of artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes.
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typology
Archaeology; General archaeology
The systematic organization of artifacts into types on the basis of shared attributes.
pedestal
Archaeology; General archaeology
A raised area isolated around important excavated materials to facilitate their study.
cultural ecology
Archaeology; General archaeology
A term devised by Julian Steward to account for the dynamic relationship between human society and its environment, in which culture is viewed as the primary adaptive mechanism.
diatom analysis
Archaeology; General archaeology
A method of environmental reconstruction based on plant microfossils. Diatoms are unicellular algae, whose silica cell walls survive after the algae die, and they accumulate in large numbers at the ...
survey area
Archaeology; General archaeology
The region within which archaeological sites are to be located.
linguistic anthropology
Archaeology; General archaeology
A subdivision of anthropology that is concerned primarily with unwritten languages (both prehistoric and modern), with variation within languages, and with the social uses of language; traditionally ...
