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14 Cards in this Set
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LITHIC ANALYSIS
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The Study of Stone Tool Technology, Including Replication of Said Technologies
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TYPOLOGY
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The Classification of Types
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
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Maps that can be used to relate archaeological sites to basic features of the natural landscape
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TOTAL EXCAVATION SYSTEMATICS
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Complete excavation of an archaeological site. Normally confined to small sites, such as burial mounds or campsites and avoided where possible.
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REDUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTENSIVE SURVEY
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Stoneworking Technique in which stone is acquired, then shaped by removing flakes until the desired form is achieved.
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PALYNOLOGY
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The analysis of ancient vegetational change through the use of fossil pollen grains.
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MAGNETOMETER
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A subsurface detection device that measures minor variations in the earth's magnetic field and locates archaeological features before excavation.
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G.I.S. (Geographic Information System)
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A system for mapping archaeological and other data in digitized form, thereby allowing it to be manipulated for research purposes.
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STRATIFIED SAMPLING
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A probabilistic sampling technique used to cluster and isolate sample units, when regular spacing is inappropriate for cultural reasons.
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RANDOM SAMPLING
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Sampling based on a totally random selection of sample units to be investigated.
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TEST PITS
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An excavation unit used to sample or probe a site before large-scale excavation or to check surface surveys.
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SURVEY SELECTIVE DIGGING
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Archaeological Excavation of parts of a site using sampling methods or carefully placed trenches that do not uncover the entire site.
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SITE ASSESSMENT
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The assessment of the significance of a site by survey and other nonintrusive means.
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INTENSIVE SURVEY
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Archaeological Survey that seeks to locate every site in an area
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