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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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General archaeology

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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