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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fossil
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Fossils are the recognizable remains such as bones shells or leaves other evidence tracks burrows impressions of past life on Earth
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fossil beach (also: "paleo-beach", "raised beach", "fossil strandline")
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lake or ocean developed when the water-level was significantly different from that of present Most commonly these will be beaches old features and sediments found above modern shoreline
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fossil cuticles
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the outermost protective layer of skin leaves or blades grass made cutin a very resistant material that survives in archaeological record often feces Cuticular analysis is useful adjunct to palynology environmental reconstruction
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fossil ice wedges
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soil features caused when the ground freezes and contracts opening up fissures in permafrost that fill with of The are proof past cooling climate depth
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fossilization
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All the processes that involve burial of a plant or animal in sediment and eventual preservation all part trace it
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Fracture, Hinge
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A recurvate upstep where the distal end of a blade or flake abruptly broke from parent material Such scar is indicative cruder form percussion flaking
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Fracture, Impact
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A breakage of the distal tip a projectile which is characterized by missing portion and an elongate fracture scar extending along one face blade Usually occurring during impact when point was thrown or shot
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Fracture, Step
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A vertical upstep where the distal end of a blade or flake broke from parent material Such scar is indicative well executed form percussion flaking
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frequency seriation
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a relative dating method which relies principally on measuring changes in the proportional abundance or observed among finds e.g. counts of tool types ceramic fabrics Arranging artifact assemblages time based changing popularity forms aspects style
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functional-processual approach
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see processual archaeology
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