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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stela (pl. stelae)
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a free-standing carved stone monument
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stratified random sampling
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a form of probabilistic in which the region or site is divided into natural zones strata such as cultivated land and forest units ate then chosen by number procedure so to give each zone squares proportional its area thus overcoming inherent bias simple
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Stratified Random Survey
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Archaeologists employ several methods for locating sites within a region. Their choice of method frequently depends on the questions they are asking and how they think they should go about answering them, and on more practical issues such as the amount of funding, personnel, and field time available. Somewhat a typically an archaeologist might survey the entire area, as has been done in the past in regions such as the Valley of Mexico, to catalog and sample every site. More commonly, an archaeo
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synthetic theory of evolution
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the that fuses Darwin's concept natural selection with information from fields genetics mathematics embryology paleontology animal behavior and other disciplines
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sacred
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the sphere of extraordinary phenomena associated with awesome supernatural forces
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safety
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set of procedures which keep people or objects in good condition
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salvage archaeology
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(also "rescue archaeology", or "crisis archaeology"): archaeological research carried out to preserve sites materials and data from areas threatened by man-made natural disturbance The most common type of fieldwork conducted in North America at the present time
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sampling
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the probabilistic systematic or judgmental selection of a sub-element from larger population with aim approximating representative picture whole
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sampling bias
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the tendency of a sample to exclude some members universe and overrepresent others
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sampling error
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in population genetics the transmission of a nonrepresentative sample gene pool over space or time due to chance
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