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SS Team 66 Test 1
Archaeology Terms
Question | Answer |
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relative dating | determines how old an artifact is by comparing it to another |
stratigraphy | dates artifacts by knowing where in the earth's layers it was found |
typology | dates an artifact by comparing it to others found |
absolute dating | determines the exact date of an artifact |
carbon 14 | measures the amount of carbon 14 in a once-living artifact |
tree ring dating | growth rings are compared to a chart to determine when the artifact was living |
archaeologist | a scientist who studies the remains of ancient civilizations |
anthropologist | a scientist who studies the culture of a group of people |
artifact | an object made by humans |
inference | an educated guess |
site | a place where ancient remains are found |
strata | layers of earth |