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34 Cards in this Set
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Taphonomy
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how something got into arch record
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bonebed
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location of mass kill
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flake
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thin, sharp sliver of stone from a core- created during flintknapping
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core
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stone being knapped
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flute
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channel of the faces of point formed by removal of flakes
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microwear
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minute surface wear
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Ethnoarchaeology
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study of current cultures
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archaeofauna
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animal bones in a site
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kill sites
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places animals were killed
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faunal analysis
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ID of animal remains
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taxon
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species, genus, etc
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comparative collection
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skeletal collection used to figure out sex, age, etc
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Number of Identified Specimens
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the raw number of ID bones per species
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Minimum number of individuals
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smallest number of individuals necessary to account for all IDd bones
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axial skeleton
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head, mandibles, vertibrae, tail
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appendicular skeleton
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non axial
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seasonality
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what part of the year a site was occupied
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paleoethneobtanist
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interpret plant remains to understand how humans and plants interacted
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macrobotanical remains
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plant remains recovered from a site
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coprolite
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feces
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palynology
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fossil pollen grains and spores from sites
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pollen diagram
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chart showing the changing frequencies of different IDd pollens
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bioarchaeology
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bio component evident in arch record
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osteology
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study of bone
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sciatic notch
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back part of the pelvis that can determine the sex in humans
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epiphyses
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part of bones that fuse together- determines age
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pubic symphysis
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meeting point to the two parts of the plevis- determines age
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paleopathology
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study of diseases
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porotic hyperostosis
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iron deficiency- anemia- causes skull to become porous
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Harris Lines
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lines near the ends of long bones indicating physical stress
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enamel hypoplasias
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defects in tooth enamel
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osteoarthritis
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cartilage between joints wears away- overuse of the joint
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osteophyte
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osteoarthritis involving "lipping"
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eburnation
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osteoarthritis which causes a smooth look on long bones
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