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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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concentration
Archaeology; General archaeology
A notable accumulation of archaeological materials in a small area, such as a "concentration of flakes" etc.
utilized flake
Archaeology; General archaeology
A stone flake used for a tool without deliberate retouch, but exhibiting use-wear.
multiplier effect
Archaeology; General archaeology
A term used in systems thinking to describe the process by which changes in one field of human activity (subsystem) sometimes act to promote changes in other fields (subsystems) ...
life expectancy
Archaeology; General archaeology
The length of time that a person can, on the average, expect to live.
paleoentomology
Archaeology; General archaeology
The study of insects from archaeological contexts. The survival of insect exoskeletons, which are quite resistant to decomposition, is an important source of evidence in the ...
electrical resistivity
Archaeology; General archaeology
See soil resistivity. A standard cleaning process in archaeological conservation. Artifacts are placed in a chemical solution, and by passing a weak current between them and a ...
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