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Life science |
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms |
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Archaeology |
The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics |
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Artifacts |
Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers... |
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Geology |
The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth |
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Paleontology |
The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms |
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3 tests for for historical documents: |
internal test, external test, bibliographic test |
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Internal test |
A historical test that attempts to determine whether or not a document contradicts itself |
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External test |
A historical test that attempts to determine whether or not a document contradicts other established sources of history |
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Bibliographic test |
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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Aristotle's dictum |
The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself |
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Known age |
The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history |
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Dendrochronology |
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree |
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Radiometric dating |
Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item |
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Absolute age |
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 |
When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts |
