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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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General archaeology
Arbitrary level
Archaeology; General archaeology
An excavation level defined by factors of convenience, with no necessary relationship to site-stratigraphy or cultural components.
Bosing
Archaeology; General archaeology
A subsurface detection method performed by striking the ground with a heavy wooden mallet or a lead-filled container on a long handle.
Multicausal explanation
Archaeology; General archaeology
The attribution of more than one cause to the existence of a phenomenon.
Horizontal provenience
Archaeology; General archaeology
The location of an object on a two-dimensional plane surface.
Weathering
Archaeology; General archaeology
The natural chemical or physical alteration of an object or deposit through time.
Lineage
Archaeology; General archaeology
A unilineal descent group composed of people who trace their genealogies through specified links to a common ancestor.
Sidescan sonar
Archaeology; General archaeology
A survey method used in underwater archaeology which provides the broadest view of the sea-floor. An acoustic emitter is towed behind a vessel and sends out sound waves in a fan-shaped beam. These ...
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