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Archaeology
The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.
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ground stone
Archaeology; General archaeology
Stone artifacts shaped by sawing, grinding, and/or polishing with abrasive materials (e.g. "ground slate knives", "polished soapstone pendants" etc. ).
prehistory
Archaeology; General archaeology
The period of human history before the advent of writing.
thin-section analysis
Archaeology; General archaeology
A technique whereby microscopic thin sections are cut from a stone object or potsherd and examined with a petrological microscope to determine the source of the material.
ranked societies
Archaeology; General archaeology
Societies in which there is unequal access to prestige and status e.g. chiefdoms and states.
deductive nomological (D-N) explanation
Archaeology; General archaeology
A formal method of explanation based on the testing of hypotheses derived from general laws.
sociobiology
Archaeology; General archaeology
The study of the biological control of social behavior.
cation-ratio dating
Archaeology; General archaeology
This method aspires to the direct dating of rock carvings and engravings, and is also potentially applicable to Paleolithic artifacts with a strong patina caused by exposure to ...
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- Archaeobotany (69)
- Archaeology tools (308)
- Artifacts (109)
- Dig sites (82)
- Evolution (16298)
- General archaeology (5791)
- Human evolution (26719)
- Palaeoethnobotany (26)
- Zooarchaeology (28)