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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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culture-historical approach
Archaeology; General archaeology
An approach to archaeological interpretation which uses the procedure of the traditional historian (including emphasis on specific circumstances elaborated with rich detail, and processes of ...
bosing
Archaeology; General archaeology
A subsurface detection method performed by striking the ground with a heavy wooden mallet or a lead-filled container on a long handle.
weathering
Archaeology; General archaeology
The natural chemical or physical alteration of an object or deposit through time.
iconography
Archaeology; General archaeology
An important component of cognitive archaeology, this involves the study of artistic representations which usually have an overt religious or ceremonial significance; e.g. individual deities may be ...
arbitrary level
Archaeology; General archaeology
An excavation level defined by factors of convenience, with no necessary relationship to site-stratigraphy or cultural components.
multicausal explanation
Archaeology; General archaeology
The attribution of more than one cause to the existence of a phenomenon.
thermoluminescence dating (TL)
Archaeology; General archaeology
A chronometric dating method based on the fact that some materials, when heated, give off a flash of light. The intensity of the light is proportional to the amount of radiation the sample has been ...
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