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.

Parietal art

Archaeology; General archaeology

A term used to designate art on the walls of caves and shelters, or on huge blocks.

Graver

Archaeology; General archaeology

A small pointed or chisel-like stone tool used for incising or engraving.

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 ...

Kill-site

Archaeology; General archaeology

A type of special activity site where large game animals were killed and butchered.

A method of environmental reconstruction based on plant microfossils. Diatoms are unicellular algae, whose silica cell walls survive after the algae die, and they accumulate in large numbers at the ...

Off-site data

Archaeology; General archaeology

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