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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environmental archaeology

Archaeology; General archaeology

A field in which inter-disciplinary research, involving archaeologists and natural scientists, is directed at the reconstruction of human use of plants and animals, and how past societies adapted to ...

radiocarbon dating

Archaeology; General archaeology

An absolute dating method based on the radioactive decay of Carbon-14 contained in organic materials.

multi-component

Archaeology; General archaeology

A site is said to be multi-component when it shows evidence of 2 or more distinctive cultural occupations.

fission-track dating

Archaeology; General archaeology

A dating method based on the operation of a radioactive clock, the spontaneous fission of an isotope of uranium present in a wide range of rocks and minerals. As with potassium-argon dating, with ...

pictograph

Archaeology; General archaeology

Aboriginally painted designs on natural rock surfaces. Red ochre is the most frequently used pigment and natural or abstract motifs may be represented.

domestication

Archaeology; General archaeology

The process by which people try to control the reproductive rates of animals and plants by ordering the environment in such a way as to favor certain species.