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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plankton
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Aquatic organisms that drift or swim weakly
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planktonic
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Used to describe aquatic organisms that float
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Plano Convex
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A description of a cross-section blade that is semi-circular One face flat while the other excurvate or rounded Also sometimes refereed to as uniface
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plating
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a method of bonding metals together for instance silver with copper or gold
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Pleistocene
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A geologic period sometimes referred to as the "Ice Age which began about million years ago and ended with melting of large continental glaciers creating modern climatic pattern Some North American archaeologists specialize in investigation sites containing remains extinct animals such wooly mammoth that were hunted by PaleoIndian groups between at end
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Pleistocene Epoch
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A period of time dated from million to years ago It was characterized by an unstable climate with arctic conditions in the form glaciers which spread down poles at least four times
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Pliocene
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Final epoch of the Tertiary period spanning time between and million years ago It is named after Greek words quot pleion more ceno new
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Plummet
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A problematic polished stone artifact that has many conjectured intended uses In all likelihood a ceremonial object
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polity
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a politically independent or autonomous social unit whether simple complex which may in the case of society such as state comprise many lesser dependent components
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pollen analysis
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see palynology
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