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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stereoscope
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a simple optical device to allow the perception of stereoscopic or -dimensional image from pairs aerial photographs
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stone boiling
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A type of cooking that is done by heating stones in an open fire and then placing them the liquid or substance to be cooked This often baskets containers cannot placed directly over a
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Stonehenge
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A group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in southern England. Dating to c. 2000–1800 B.C., the megaliths are enclosed by a circular ditch and embankment that may date to c. 2800. The arrangement of the stones suggests that Stonehenge was used as a religious center and also as an astronomical observatory.
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storage-pit
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also called cache-pits circular excavations usually less than m in diameter assumed to have aboriginally functioned as storage quot cellars
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strata
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many layers of earth or levels in an archaeological site (singular stratum).
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stratification
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the laying down or depositing of strata layers (also called deposits) one above other A succession should provide a relative chronological sequence with earliest at bottom and latest top
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stratified sample
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a obtained by the process of dividing population into categories representing distinctive characteristics and then selecting random from each category
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stratified society
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a in which extensive subpopulations are accorded differential treatment
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stratified systematic sampling
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a form of probabilistic which combines elements simple random and in an effort to reduce bias
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stratigraphy
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The study of layers sequentially deposited over time. This is very helpful for land archaeology. Under water, it can also be useful, but it is more complicated and often confusing because of current and sea movement.
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