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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culture

Archaeology; General archaeology

A system of shared, learned, symbolic human behavior for adaptation to our natural and social environment. Culture may be thought of as a system composed of interrelated parts or subsystems, where a ...

excavation

Archaeology; General archaeology

Intrusive fieldwork with a clear purpose, which examines and records archaeological deposits, features and structures and recovers artefacts, ecofacts and other remains within a specified area or ...

features

Archaeology; General archaeology

Non-portable evidence of past human behavior, activity, and technology, found on or in the ground. Prehistoric features commonly include fire pits and hearths, burned earth and clay, trash and ...

mitigation

Archaeology; General archaeology

The large-scale recovery, by excavation, of enough archaeological information from a site so that the entire range of materials present and information on past activities and behavior there may be ...

provenience

Archaeology; General archaeology

The horizontal and vertical location of an artifact at a site.

site

Archaeology; General archaeology

The presence or occurrence of one or more artifacts or features indicates an archaeological site. An archaeological site is an instance of past human behavior or activity, where humans conducted some ...

stratigraphy

Archaeology; General archaeology

Horizons, strata, or layers of soil deposited at a location, where the deepest strata were deposited the earliest, and the more recent layers deposited higher in the stratigraphic sequence.