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2)Archaeology Vocab.
Archaeology Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | The study of past cultures and the way people lived based on objects left behind. |
| Artifact | Man-made objects that gives clues to past cultures. |
| Conservation | Specialized cleaning and treatment givin to artifacts to ensure their survival. |
| Culture | The unique customs, beliefs and art of a group of people. |
| Deed | A legal document starting ownership. |
| Ecofact | A natural object such as pollen or a seed. |
| Excavate | To expose or uncover by digging. |
| Feature | An item people made or used that cannot be moved such as foundation, walls, and brick. |
| Historic Site | A place where people who kept written records once lived. |
| Kiln | A special type of oven used to bake clay at a high temperature. |
| Pottery | Objects molded from clay and hardened with heat. |
| Prehistoric Site | A place where human activity occurred before written records were kept. |
| Sieve | A mesh screen or strainer which allows smaller particles to pass through, holding back larger particles. |
| Survey | To take measurements of a track of land. |
| Zooarchaeologist | An archaeologist who studies animal bones found on archaeological sites. |