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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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San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
Archaeology; General archaeology
A complex of the early Middle Formative sites – San Lorenzo, Tenochtitlán (Río Chiquito) and Potrero Nuevo – in the Gulf coast region of Veracruz, Mexico. Best known is San ...
Hafun
Archaeology; General archaeology
Site of an early maritime trading settlement on the coast of Somalia that lies at the easternmost point of the African continent. Investigations by the British Institute in ...
Doian
Archaeology; General archaeology
Late Stone Age assemblages in south-western Ethiopia and adjacent areas of Somalia, following Desmond Clark's work in the 1940s. These assemblages are distinguished from the broad ...
archaeology
Archaeology; General archaeology
The anthropological study of past lifeways, cultures, and cultural processes through the investigation of material remains left behind by humans.
artifacts
Archaeology; General archaeology
Any portable object made, used, and/or modified by humans. Common prehistoric artifacts found archaeologically include: spear points, arrowheads, knives, chipped or broken stone ...
associations
Archaeology; General archaeology
The relationships of artifacts and features at a site, based on provenience and context.
context
Archaeology; General archaeology
A single unit of excavation, which is often referred to numerically, and can be any feature, layer or single element of a structure. A pit for example would have a context number ...
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