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organism has died is assumed to be constant, and is measured in half-lives of 5730 + 40 years, meaning that the amount of carbon-14 is reduced to half the amount after about 5730 years. Dates generated by radiocarbon dating have to be calibrated using dates derived from other absolute dating methods, such as dendrochronology and ice cores.
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Governance archaeology seeks to understand the myriad combinations of ways in which people have governed themselves throughout time. A goal in this endeavor is to better understand the full range of options available to modern humans and, to the extent possible, some of the opportunities and pitfalls
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absolute dating technique used to determine the age of organic materials less than 50,000 years old. Age is determined by examining the loss of the unstable carbon-14 isotope, which is absorbed by all living organisms during their lifespan. The rate of decay of this unstable isotope after the
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An intellectual tradition of inquiry that developed in Europe in the 16th and early 17th centuries AD as a result of new interests in nature, antiquity, the Renaissance of learning, and the addition of time‐depth to people's view of the
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Sometimes called digging by quadrant, it is a procedure for excavating discrete features (especially those circular or ovoid in shape) where two diagonally opposite quadrants are removed, resulting in two complete cross-sections of a
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A person interested in the collection, curation and/or study of antiquities, particularly in reference to the intellectual tradition that developed in Europe in the 16th–17th centuries and is considered a precursor to
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Forensic archaeologists employ their knowledge of archaeological techniques and theory in a legal context. This broad description is necessary as forensic archaeology is practiced in a variety of ways around the
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A set of artefacts or ecofacts found together, from the same place and time. Can refer to the total assemblage from a site, or a specific type of artefact, e.g. lithic assemblage, zooarchaeological assemblage.
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or other stratified deposit. The depth of the sample corresponds roughly to how old it is, and therefore the vertical axis may also contain an estimate of its absolute age. Used to visualise the
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Cut feature that once held an upright timber or stone structural member, which can be recognised even after the (wooden) post has decayed because its fill differs from the sediment around it.
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Rocks or other naturally occurring minerals found in an archaeological context and presumed to have been transported there by humans, but not sufficiently modified to qualify as an
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An archaeological culture is a recurring assemblage of artifacts from a specific time and place that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society.
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A term used for objects, particularly sherds of pottery, which can be dated to a particular chronological period, and so used to ascertain the date of a particular context.
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The preparation of finds from an excavation for storage or further specialist analysis, typically including washing, labelling, sorting and listing in an inventory.
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Method of separating very small objects from excavated sediments using water. It is particularly important for the recovery of botanical remains and animal bones.
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Funerary archaeology is the study of the treatment and commemoration of the dead. It includes the study of human remains, associated artefacts and monuments.
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Two or more excavated objects that are thought to be related are said to be in association, e.g. artefacts discovered in close proximity within the same
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test holes, usually dug out by a shovel, in order to determine whether the soil contains any cultural remains that are not visible on the surface.
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in a soil sample by depth. Usually presented vertically, with the shallowest samples at the top and the deepest at the bottom, to represent a
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set of deposits believed to represent in-situ settlement at an archaeological site, containing pottery sherds, ashes, animal remains, etc.
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Pottery vessel in which cremated remains were placed for interment; sometimes specially made, but often a repurposed domestic container.
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Environmental archaeology is the science of reconstructing the relationships between past societies and the environments they lived in.
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The use of flowing water to force excavated sediment through a screen or mesh and recover small artefacts. It is more effective than
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A section is a view of the archaeological sequence showing it in the vertical plane, as a cross section, showing the stratigraphy.
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A wall of earth left in place between excavated areas in order to maintain the structural integrity of the trench and/or expose a
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A formal programme of observation and investigation conducted during any operation carried out for non-archaeological reasons.
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A method of sifting artefacts from excavated sediments by shaking it through sieves or meshes of varying sizes. As opposed to
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Earthworks are artificial changes in land level, typically made from piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil
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An archaeologist who specialises in the analysis of a particular type of find, e.g. medieval pottery or prehistoric worked
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1.  Information relating to where an artefact or feature was found and what it was found in association with.
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1.  The physical material in which finds and other cultural remains are found, e.g. soil or rock.
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The age of an object with reference to a fixed and specific time scale, as determined by some method of
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A site where people slaughtered and/or butchered animals, especially in a Palaeolithic context, e.g.
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Subdiscipline devoted to the study of archaeological remains submerged under seas, lakes, or rivers.
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A type of Neolithic earthwork that has a ring-shaped bank and ditch, with the ditch inside the bank.
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Cemetery containing cremation burials in urns. Typical of Late Bronze Age Europe and the eponymous
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which works by drawing hot air from a fire placed adjacent to or below the material to be fired.
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Potassium–argon dating; a radiometric dating method useful for samples older than 100,000 years.
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A site that is anomalously large in comparison to others from the same period and region, e.g.
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Any change to an archaeological site due to events which occurred after the site was laid down.
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A method of archaeological evaluation used to estimate the archaeological potential of a site.
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An object which has been deliberately broken or damaged in such a way as to make it unusable.
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Adams, Jenny L. (2008). "Beyond the Broken". In Rowan, Yorke M.; Ebling, Jennie R. (eds.).
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Microscopic traces of wear, damage or residue left on the surface of an artefact from use.
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Ascertaining the age of an object with reference to a fixed and specific time scale (e.g.
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In Southeast Asian archaeology, a site that was the centre for manufacture of particular
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2.  Material used for backfilling, usually spoil from the original excavation.
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An informal term for artifacts, features and other things discovered by archaeologists.
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The ancient past, in particular the period of the earliest historic civilizations (see
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Material that has accumulated, or been deposited, within a negative feature such as a
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Subdiscipline devoted to the analysis of animal remains in the archaeological record.
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Archaeological investigations taking place in the field, e.g. excavations or surveys.
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Subdiscipline devoted to the analysis of plant remains in the archaeological record.
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or other enclosed settlement surrounded by a single line of walls or ramparts, cf.
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Features, artefacts and other remains in their original depositional context, cf.
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Excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.
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The soil down to the level at which it will have been disturbed by ploughing.
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Ancient artefacts, particularly in the context of their trade and collection.
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Method of analysing the chemical composition of an object by exposing it to
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Subdiscipline devoted to the study of archaeology in major cities and towns.
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The classification of objects according to their physical characteristics.
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of whole human remains in a ceramic vessel, as opposed to the more common
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Stone tool or other artefact that has only been worked on one side, cf.
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A pile of sediment from an excavation, usually located next to a trench.
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1.  To re-fill a trench once an excavation has been completed.
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Similarity in style or form owing to a common origin, as opposed to an
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produced on the ground, either by arranging material on the surface (a
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Groen, W.J. Mike; MĂĄrquez-Grant, Nicholas; Janaway, Robert C. (2015).
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A type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement.
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A period of time spent working on a particular site or field project.
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concerned with the study of the human past through material remains.
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and examining the resulting secondary (fluorescent) X-rays emitted.
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Cremation burial where the remains were not placed in a container (
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Style and function: Conceptual issues in evolutionary archaeology
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involves studying these traces to discern the function of a tool.
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Archaeological investigations conducted from the air, e.g. using
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Manual of Field Excavation: Handbook for Field Archaeologists
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A person engaged in the study or profession of archaeology.
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Standard and guidance for archaeological field evaluation
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A colloquial term for professional excavators working in
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are left between each square, exposing the site in both
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strategy where an area is divided into a grid of square
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A circular retaining wall built around certain types of
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A typological classification of stone tools, e.g. the
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