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11 Cards in this Set
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A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms (111)
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Life Sciences
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The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics (111)
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Archaeology
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Objects made by humans such as tools, weapons, containers, etc. (111)
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Artifacts
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The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth(112)
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Geology
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The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living plants and animals (112)
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Paleontology
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The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself (114)
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Aristotle's Dictum
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The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history (125)
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Known Age
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The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of the tree (125)
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Dendrochronology
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Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item (128)
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Radiometric Dating
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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 (128)
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Absolute Age
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When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts (129)
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The Principle of Superposition
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