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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Historic   A cultural period of the North American Aborigine Indians dating from to B P
historic period   the time after European contact or beginning of written recording
Historic Sites Act of 1935   Public Law - Statute enabling the authorized expenditure funds for archaeological studies on major land modification projects
historical archaeology   the archaeological study of historically documented cultures In North America research is directed at colonial and post-colonial settlement analogous to medieval post-medieval in Europe
historical particularism   a detailed descriptive approach to anthropology associated with Franz Boas and his students designed as an alternative the broad generalizing favored by anthropologists such Morgan Tylor
historiographic approach   a form of explanation based primarily on traditional descriptive historical frameworks
hoards   deliberately buried groups of valuables or prized possessions often in times conflict war and which for one reason another have not been reclaimed Metal are a primary source evidence the European Bronze Age
holism   the philosophical view that no complex entity can be considered to only sum of its parts as a principle anthropology assumption any given aspect human life is studied with an eye relation other aspects
holocene   An epoch of the Quaternary period spanning time from end Pleistocene years ago to present It is named after Greek words quot holos entire and ceno new
Holotype   Among the primary types a holotype is original specimen selected as type and from which description for or illustration photograph was made
 
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