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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tesseera
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a small tablet as of wood bone or ivory used by the ancient Romans ticket tally voucher means identification piece marble glass tile in mosaic work
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test excavation
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Subsurface excavations in areas which are either defined as sites based on surface artifacts or thought to contain buried deposits the landform
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test excavations
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Subsurface in areas which are either defined as sites based on surface artifacts or thought to contain buried deposits the landform
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test pit
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a small excavation unit dug to learn what the depth and character of the stratum might be, and to determine more precisely which strata contain artifacts and other material remains
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theodolite
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(also "optical transit"): a transit with accurate optical readout of vertical and horizontal angles
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theory
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a step in the scientific method which statement is generated on basis of highly confirmed hypotheses and used to generalize about conditions not yet tested
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thermal prospection
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a remote sensing method used in aerial reconnaissance It is based on weak variations temperature which can be found above buried structures whose properties are different from those of their surroundings
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thermography
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a non-photographic technique which uses thermal or heat sensors in aircraft to record the temperature of soil surface Variations can be result presence buried structures
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Thickness
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A measurement take at the thickest point
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Thiessen polygons
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a formal method of describing settlement patterns based on territorial divisions centered single site the are created by drawing straight lines between pairs neighboring sites then at mid-point along each these second series drawn right angles to first Linking creates
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