archaeology vocab
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| archaeology | to study what is ancient
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| artifact | object created or produced by humans then left behind
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| bog | wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter (acidic soil)
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| coprolites | preserved feces (poop!)
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| decompose | to break down or rot
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| dendrochronology | study of tree rings to date wooden remains
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| excavate | to remove or expose by digging
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| locus | a specific location in which artifacts are found
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| Mt. Vesuvius | volcano located between the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum,
erupted in 79 A.D. and destroyed both cities
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| Pompeii | Roman city destroyed in 79 A.D. by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
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| preserve | to keep an item intact (uninjured) so that it will not decay
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| site | a place or area to be excavated
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| stratified site | place people have lived for thousands of years and built settlements, one on top of another
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| funerary objects | objects buried with the dead
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| Hieroglyphics | Picture- symbol writing developed in ancient Egypt
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| Mosaic | Picture made from small pieces of rock or glass
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| Ostraca | Broken piece of pottery on which there is writing
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| Papyrus | 1st form of paper made from the papyrus plant in ancient Egypt
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| Quipus | Groups of knotted strings used as an early calendar and as a way of recording events, keeping accounts, or sending messages
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| Rosetta Stone | Archeological discovery that enabled scholars to decode hieroglyphics by comparing them to the Greek writing on the stone
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| Scribe | A high-ranking person who wrote documents
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| Stylus | Sharp metal writing tool used by Romans to write on wax tablets
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