Archaeology Glossary Terms
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Archaeology glossary is a comprehensive guide which provides meanings of popular terminology used in archaeology. It is particularly a valuable source for the people who term themselves as beginners in the field of archaeology.
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Early Archaic
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A cultural period of the North American Aborigine Indians dating from to B P
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early man
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in the New World this term refers to oldest known human occupants -i.e. prior ca 8,000B P
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Ears
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Pointed or rounded projections from the base hafting area of certain projectile points
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Eastern Cross Timbers
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A relatively narrow north-south strip of forested land that divides the Grand Prairie to west from Blackland east in North Central Texas The are associated with sandier soils Woodbine geologic formation
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echo-sounding
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an acoustic underwater-survey technique used to trace the topography of submerged coastal plains and other buried land surfaces see also seismic reflection profiler
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Ecofact
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An organic object which provides some kind of information on environment and plant animal use
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ecofacts
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non-artifactual organic and environmental remains which have cultural relevance e.g. faunal floral material as well soils sediments
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ecological determinism
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a form of explanation in which it is implicit that changes the environment determine human society
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ecology
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the study of dynamic relationships organisms to each other and total environment The interrelationships their
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ecosystem
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a group of organisms with specific relationships between themselves and particular environment
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