Archaeology

Archaeology

The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.

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Alluvial Deposit

Archaeology; General archaeology

Soil deposited by running water, such as streams, rivers, and flood waters. Many ancient peoples, such as the Egyptians living along the Nile, depended on annual floods and ...

Amphora

Archaeology; General archaeology

A two-handled pottery jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry liquids, especially wine and oil.

Antiquarian

Archaeology; General archaeology

A term generally indicating a pre-20th-century collector of ancient artifacts before the development of scientific archaeology and the establishment of standards for excavating ...

Archaeoastronomy

Archaeology; General archaeology

The study of ancient astronomical knowledge and its role in past cultures.

Archaeozoology

Archaeology; General archaeology

The study of animal remains, usually bones, from the past. Also known as zooarchaeology.

Aristocracy

Archaeology; General archaeology

A governing body of upper class citizens or the system of government in which aristocrats (upper class citizens) have controlling power. In an aristocracy people are generally ...