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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Mocronate Tip
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A type of distal end or tip treatment in which a small sharp nipple has been left on the very blade
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model
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a system of hypothetical principles that represents the characters phenomenon and from which predictions can be made
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mold
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a cavity left in firm sediment by the decayed body of an organism
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monocausal explanation
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the attribution of one cause to existence a phenomenon
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Monument
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A stone, pillar, megalith, structure, building, or the like, erected in memory of the dead, an event, or an action.
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moraine
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a glacial deposit till with distinctive topographic expression quot Terminal moraines mark episodes of stability or re-advance in Period overall retreat Moraines appear as hill ridges marking original limits
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morphology
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The study of form and structure animals plants their fossil remains overall projectile outline the artifact Typically falling into one following major classifications Lanceolate Auriculate Basal Notched Stemmed Corner Side Stemmed-Bifurcated
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mortises and tenons
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A method of carpentry joinery where holes are chiseled as receptacles for projections on wooden beams
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mosaic evolution
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the concept that major evolutionary changes tend to ttake place in stages not all at once Human shows a pattern fact small canine teeth large brains and tool use did evolve same time
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Mossbauer spectroscopy
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a technique used in the analysis of artifact composition particularly iron compounds pottery It involves measurement gamma radiation absorbed by nuclei which provides information on particular sample and hence conditions firing when was being made lt
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