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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geomagnetic reversals
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an aspect of archaeomagnetism relevant to the dating Lower Paleolithic involving complete in earth's magnetic field
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geomorphology
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a subdiscipline of geography concerned with the study form and development landscape it includes such specializations as sedimentology
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georadar
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a technique used in ground reconnaissance similar to soil-sounding radar but with much larger antenna and more extensive coverage
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gift exchange
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see reciprocity
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glacial
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a period of expansion ice
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glacial lake
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a formed of ponded meltwater or by the damming drainage system activity A quot pro-glacial has at least one margin ice
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glacial maximum
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the position and period of greatest advance a glacier
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glacial striae
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scratches on bedrock or loose stones caused by abrasion May be large microscopic and could in some cases mistaken for evidence of human activity
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glottochronology
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a controversial method of assessing the temporal divergence two languages based on changes vocabulary lexicostatistics and expressed as an arithmetic formula
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gorge (also "gorge-hook")
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a bone bipoint used to catch fish or waterfowl After being swallowed the hook will toggle in stomach of prey and cannot be drawn out
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