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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legal subdivision system
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the method of describing parcels land in terms quot Township Range Section and Quarter
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legend
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a story handed down from earlier times
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leister
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a composite fishing spear made up of barbed side-pieces surrounding an unbarbed central point
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Length-width Ratio
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The ratio of greatest length over the width
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lenticular
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A term used to describe a cross section of a blade that is excurvate on both faces thus looking like a convex lens or an ellipse. Sometimes also referred to as elliptical.
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level
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the basic vertical subdivision of an excavation unit. May be natural. arbitrary or contoured.
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level bag
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a containing excavated materials from single of excavation unit
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level notes
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written observations on all significant characteristics of an excavated
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lexicostatistics
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the study of linguistic divergence between two languages based on changes in a list common vocabulary terms and sharing root words see also glottochronology
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lichenometry
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the study of lichen growth as an aid to dating surface rock features and art
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