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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faunal dating

Archaeology; General archaeology

A method of relative dating based on observing the evolutionary changes in particular species of mammals, so as to form a rough chronological sequence.

osteology

Archaeology; General archaeology

The scientific study of bones. A subdiscipline of archeology, osteology is an in-depth study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, morphology, function, disease, pathology, the ...

field data forms

Archaeology; General archaeology

Printed forms used to record archaeological survey or excavation information. Special forms are frequently used to record artifact proveniences; features and burials; site locations and ...

sediment

Archaeology; General archaeology

Material that was suspended in water and that settles at the bottom of a body of water.

off-site data

Archaeology; General archaeology

Evidence from a range of -information, including scatters of artifacts and features such as plowmarks and field boundaries, that provides important evidence about human exploitation of the ...

structuralist approaches

Archaeology; General archaeology

Interpretations which stress that human actions are guided by beliefs and symbolic concepts, and that underlying these are structures of thought which find expression in various forms. The proper ...

A method of formal analysis in which the object of study is viewed as comprising distinct analytical sub-units. Thus in archaeology, it comprises a form of explanation in which a society or culture ...