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Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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archaeology | the study of past human cultures |
Artifact | An object produced or shaped by human craft |
Paleo | prehistoric |
prehistoric | before recorded history |
archaic | ancient |
atlatl | a tool used in spear throwing |
hunter gatherer | a person who survived by hunting and gathering food |
maximum forest efficiency | the practice of using everything the land has to offer |
bundle burial | remnants of dead bodies were placed in a bag and buried |
midden | a layer of anciently discarded seashells and other waste items |
neo | new or different |
Poverty Point Objects | hardened balls of clay to regulate cooking temperatures |
rampart | an embankment or levee |
cannibal | a person who eats human flesh |
animism | the belief that everything has a spirit |
matriarchal | a social and cultural system in which name and property is passed through the female |
shaman | a priest or holy person |
totem | a sacred symbol |
waddle and daub | building material made of vines, cane, mud, moss, and animal hair |