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6th gradeArchaeology
Archaeology vocab
Question | Answer |
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Archaeology | The study of past civilizations by examining artifacts and other remains |
Anthropology | The study of human beings and their culture |
Paleoanthropology | The study of prehistoric beings and how they lived |
Geology | The study of the earth and its composition |
Primary Source | A source produced during the same time period as it describes; a firsthand or eyewitness account |
Prehistory | History BEFORE the invention of writing (adj. prehistoric) |
History | A record of what happened in the past, or an explanation of the past |
Stratigraphy | The act of removing one stratum at a time, especially in looking for artifacts |
In situ | “in the place” where an artifact was found |
chronological order | In order of time, from earliest to latest |
dating | The act of determining when an artifact or fossil was made; there are many methods of dating an object |
radiocarbon dating | Determining the date of an object by measuring the amount of carbon decay |
secondary source | A source produced at a later date by those studying primary sources |
Artifact | An object that was made by humans and that is of an object that was made by humans and that is of archaeological importance |
Fossil | The remains or imprint of a plant or animal from a past age |
Oral tradition | History that is passed down by word of mouth, or storytelling |
Cultural diffusion Cultural diffusion | The spreading of ideas from one group of people to another |
Excavation | The act of digging out a site by removing dirt; can also refer to the site itself (Verb excavate) |
Stratum | A layer of the earth, especially in an archaeological dig |
Stratigraphy | The act of removing one stratum at a time, especially in looking for artifacts |
In situ | “in the place” where an artifact was found |
chronological order | In order of time, from earliest to latest |