Archaeology Glossary Terms
Archaeology »Glossary terms c - C
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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cemetary
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a location where individuals are buried
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Cenomanian
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European stage of the lowermost Upper Cretaceous spanning time between and million years ago
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cenote
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a ritual well for example at the late Maya site of Chichen Itza into which enormous quantities symbolically rich goods had been deposited
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Cenozoic
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An era of geologic time from the beginning Tertiary period million years ago to present Its name is Greek and means quot new life
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central hall
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A frame house consisting of two rooms
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central place theory
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developed by the geographer Christaller to explain spacing and function of settlement landscape Under idealized conditions he argued places same size nature would be equidistant from each other surrounded secondary centers with their own smaller satellites In spite its limitations has found useful applications in archaeology as a preliminary heuristic device
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Ceramic
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Of or pertaining to pottery
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ceremony
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a gathering of people for program usually serious in nature specific purpose
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chain
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a surveying or long steel tape-measure calibrated in meters feet used for site mapping and grid layout
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chaine operatoire
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ordered chain of actions gestures and processes in a production sequence e g stone tool or pot which led to the transformation given material towards finished product The concept introduced by Andre Leroi-Gourhan is significant allowing archaeologist infer back from artifact procedures intentionality ultimately conceptual template maker
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