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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physical environment

Archaeology; General archaeology

The complex of inanimate elements that surround an organism.

surveying

Archaeology; General archaeology

(1) in archaeology, the process of locating archaeological sites. (2) more generally, the process of mapping and measuring points on the ground surface (e.g. "legal" or topographic surveying").

stratified society

Archaeology; General archaeology

A society in which extensive subpopulations are accorded differential treatment.

outwash deposit

Archaeology; General archaeology

Fluvial sediments laid down by glacial melt-water.

A fragment removed from a core or nucleus of cryptocrystalline or fine-grained rock by percussion or pressure. May be used as a tool with no further deliberate modification, may be retouched, or may ...