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