General archaeology

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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baulks

Archaeology; General archaeology

Unexcavated "walls" which may be left between pits to provide stratigraphic control.

historical particularism

Archaeology; General archaeology

A detailed descriptive approach to anthropology associated with Franz Boas and his students, and designed as an alternative to the broad generalizing approach favored by anthropologists such as ...

taphonomy

Archaeology; General archaeology

The study of processes which have affected organic materials such as bone after death; it also involves the microscopic analysis of tooth-marks or cut marks to assess the effects of butchery or ...

A non-statistical sampling strategy (in contrast to probabilistic sampling) which concentrates on sampling areas on the basis of intuition, historical documentation, or long field experience in the ...

lineage

Archaeology; General archaeology

A unilineal descent group composed of people who trace their genealogies through specified links to a common ancestor.

archaeological culture

Archaeology; General archaeology

A constantly recurring assemblage of artifacts assumed to be representative of a particular set of behavioral activities carried out at a particular time and place (cf. culture).

archaeomagnetic dating

Archaeology; General archaeology

Sometimes referred to as paleomagnetic dating. it is based on the fact that changes in the earth's magnetic field over time can be recorded as remnant magnetism in materials such as baked clay ...