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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superposition
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the principle that under stable conditions strata on bottom of a deposit were laid down first and hence are older than layers top
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surface collection
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archaeological materials obtained from the ground
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surface finish
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in the study of ceramic artifacts mainly decorative outer elements a vessel
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surface scatter
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archaeological materials found distributed over the ground
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surface survey
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two basic kinds can be identified
(1) unsystematic and (2) systematic. The former involves field-walking, i.e. scanning the ground along one's path and recording the location of artifacts and surface features. Systematic survey by comparison is less subjective and involves a grid system, such that the survey area is divided into sectors and these are walked systematically, thus making the recording of finds mote accurate.
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Survey
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the systematic examination of ground surface in search archaeological sites
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survey area
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the region within which archaeological sites are to be located
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surveying
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(1) in archaeology, the process of locating archaeological sites. (2) more generally, the process of mapping and measuring points on the ground surface (e.g. "legal" or topographic surveying").
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symbol
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something that can represent distant from it in time and space
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symmetry analysis
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a mathematical approach to the analysis of decorative style which claims that patterns can he divided into two distinct groups or symmetry classes
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