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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demography
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the study of processes which contribute to population structure and their temporal spatial dynamics
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demotic
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An ancient Egyptian dialect
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Dendrochronology
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The scientific study of the annular growth trees Trees produce rings various thickness annually in response to rainfall Tree-rings therefore can be used reconstruct fluctuations past reflecting climatic conditions
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dentalia
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small slender horn-like Pacific Ocean shell used and traded as beads wealth-items
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dependent variable
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a that is affected by the independent
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Deposit
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Any accumulation laid down by human occupational activities
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detritus
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waste by-products from tool manufacture Most frequently applied to chips and fragments resulting stone flaking
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Devonian
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A period of the Paleozoic era spanning time between and million years ago It is named after Devonshire England where rocks this age were first studied
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diachronic
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referring to phenomena as they change over time i.e. employing a chronological perspective cf synchronic
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diagenesis
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All chemical physical and biological modifications undergone by a sediment after its initial deposition
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