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Governance archaeology seeks to understand the myriad combinations of ways in which people have governed themselves throughout time. A goal in this endeavor is to better understand the full range of options available to modern humans and, to the extent possible, some of the opportunities and pitfalls
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absolute dating technique used to determine the age of organic materials less than 50,000 years old. Age is determined by examining the loss of the unstable carbon-14 isotope, which is absorbed by all living organisms during their lifespan. The rate of decay of this unstable isotope after the
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An intellectual tradition of inquiry that developed in Europe in the 16th and early 17th centuries AD as a result of new interests in nature, antiquity, the
Renaissance of learning, and the addition of timeâdepth to people's view of the
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Sometimes called digging by quadrant, it is a procedure for excavating discrete features (especially those circular or ovoid in shape) where two diagonally opposite quadrants are removed, resulting in two complete cross-sections of a
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A person interested in the collection, curation and/or study of antiquities, particularly in reference to the intellectual tradition that developed in Europe in the 16thâ17th centuries and is considered a precursor to
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Forensic archaeologists employ their knowledge of archaeological techniques and theory in a legal context. This broad description is necessary as forensic archaeology is practiced in a variety of ways around the
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A set of artefacts or ecofacts found together, from the same place and time. Can refer to the total assemblage from a site, or a specific type of artefact, e.g. lithic assemblage, zooarchaeological assemblage.
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or other stratified deposit. The depth of the sample corresponds roughly to how old it is, and therefore the vertical axis may also contain an estimate of its absolute age. Used to visualise the
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Cut feature that once held an upright timber or stone structural member, which can be recognised even after the (wooden) post has decayed because its fill differs from the sediment around it.
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An archaeological culture is a recurring assemblage of artifacts from a specific time and place that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society.
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A term used for objects, particularly sherds of pottery, which can be dated to a particular chronological period, and so used to ascertain the date of a particular context.
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The preparation of finds from an excavation for storage or further specialist analysis, typically including washing, labelling, sorting and listing in an inventory.
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Method of separating very small objects from excavated sediments using water. It is particularly important for the recovery of botanical remains and animal bones.
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test holes, usually dug out by a shovel, in order to determine whether the soil contains any cultural remains that are not visible on the surface.
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in a soil sample by depth. Usually presented vertically, with the shallowest samples at the top and the deepest at the bottom, to represent a
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Environmental archaeology is the science of reconstructing the relationships between past societies and the environments they lived in.
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The use of flowing water to force excavated sediment through a screen or mesh and recover small artefacts. It is more effective than
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A formal programme of observation and investigation conducted during any operation carried out for non-archaeological reasons.
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Subdiscipline devoted to the study of archaeological remains submerged under seas, lakes, or rivers.
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Neolithic earthwork that has a ring-shaped bank and ditch, with the ditch inside the bank.
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A method of archaeological evaluation used to estimate the archaeological potential of a site.
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Material that has accumulated, or been deposited, within a negative feature such as a
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Archaeological investigations taking place in the field, e.g. excavations or surveys.
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A circular retaining wall built around certain types of
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A typological classification of stone tools, e.g. the
2979:(5th updated ed.). London: Thames & Hudson.
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2930:. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
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2812:Dever, William G.; Lance, H. Darrell (1982).
2655:Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)
2495:(3rd ed.). B. T. Batsford. p. 138.
1680:1. In stratigraphic excavation, a
1286:A series of side-by-side graphs, produced by
2977:Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice
2880:The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
1695:Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit
1368:A fragment of pottery. In specialised usage
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2351:Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
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914:Subdiscipline devoted to the study of past
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2212:Forensic archaeology: A global perspective
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1248:Horizontal exposure of an excavated area,
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2588:from the original on April 8, 2014
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2434:New Approaches to Old Stones
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2949:Encyclopedia of Archaeology
2855:A Dictionary of Archaeology
2679:, "underwater archaeology".
2578:Kipfer, Barbara A. (2002).
2568:, p. 185, "post hole".
2449:, p. 279, "kiln site".
2422:, p. 279, "kill site".
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3033:. New York, NY: Springer.
3029:Smith, Clare, ed. (2014).
2261:, p. 205, "geoglyph".
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2876:Darvill, Timothy (2009).
2249:, p. 205, "geofact".
2171:, p. 514, "sieving".
1929:(1930â35) and refined by
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1689:2. In British
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658:environmental archaeology
577:single context excavation
523:Upper Palaeolithic Europe
509:to aid in interpretation.
2730:, "univallate hillfort".
2461:, p. 339, "matrix".
1723:
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984:, where only ashes from
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2953:. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
2907:Feder, Kenneth (2008).
2489:Barker, Philip (1993).
2363:10.1023/A:1013736416067
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3381:Structural engineering
3321:Mechanical engineering
3294:Western and South Asia
2766:, "urban archaeology".
2742:, "unurned cremation".
2691:, "unifacial flaking".
2410:, p. 275, "kerb".
2026:Outline of archaeology
1980:This section is empty.
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1691:commercial archaeology
1635:underwater archaeology
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1032:Naco Mammoth Kill Site
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2837:Bray & Trump 1970
2566:Bray & Trump 1970
2546:Maryland Archeobotany
2522:Archaeology Wordsmith
2384:Bray & Trump 1970
2275:(February 28, 2023).
2120:Archaeology Wordsmith
2114:Kipfer, Barbara Ann.
1878:WheelerâKenyon method
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1525:in the United States.
1304:environmental history
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459:cut and cover tunnels
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2754:, "updraught kiln".
2703:, "unifacial tool".
2186:About.com Education
2092:, "antiquarianism".
2036:Glossary of history
1146:Trypillia megasites
934:Mousterian industry
920:industrial heritage
794:The application of
636:, which uses water.
382:academic discipline
328:classical antiquity
3077:2016-12-03 at the
2373:– via JSTOR.
1949:X-ray fluorescence
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1440:radiocarbon dating
1422:quarter sectioning
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938:Acheulean industry
895:homology (biology)
560:radiocarbon dating
521:characteristic of
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294:modern archaeology
270:aerial photography
263:aerial archaeology
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3366:Quantum computing
3196:Computer hardware
3191:Clinical research
3186:Civil engineering
3048:978-1-4419-0465-2
2986:978-0-500-28719-4
2937:978-0-306-46158-3
2918:978-0-19-533117-2
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2502:978-0-7134-7169-4
2273:Schneider, Nathan
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1785:Use-wear analysis
1749:urban archaeology
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