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17 Cards in this Set
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Life Science
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A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms.
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Archaeology
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The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics.
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Artifacts
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Objects made by people such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
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Geology
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The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth.
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Paleontology
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The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living plant organisms.
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Internal Test
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Test to see whether or not the document is internally consistent, or doesn't contradict itself.
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Aristotle's dictum
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The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself.
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External test
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Test to see whether or not the document contradicts other known historical facts.
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Bibliographic test
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A historical test that attempts to determine whether or not the version of the document that exists is a faithful representation of the original.
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Known age
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The age of an artifact is determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history.
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Dendrochronology
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The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.
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The only ages that are certain in archaeology are the KNOWN ages.
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The only ages that are certain in archaeology are the KNOWN ages.
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Ages determined by dendrochronology are upper limits for the age of an artifact.
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Ages determined by dendrochronology are upper limits for the age of an artifact.
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Radiometric dating
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Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item.
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Absolute age
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The calculated age of an artifact from a specific dating method that is used to determine when the artifact was made.
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The Principle of Superposition
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When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts.
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Strata
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The distinct layers found in soil and/or rock.
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