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21 Cards in this Set
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archaeology
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the recovery and study of remains of past people and cultures
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history
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study of written records of human life and accomplishments
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oral traditions
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actions and beliefs handed down from the past through word of mouth
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primary sources
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written or made at the time it covers
ex: Dead Sea Scrolls |
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secondary sources
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written long after the event
ex: encyclopiedias |
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prehistoric
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before recorded history
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culture
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the behavior, arts and beliefs and instituitions and other products and thoughts characteristic of a community
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facts
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statements that can be proven
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opinions
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statements that can not be proven
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artifacts
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an object made or used by humans
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potsherd
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a piece of broken pottery
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site
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a place where excavating is done
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tell
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an artificial hill
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excavation
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the act of digging out
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stratigraphy
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the study of layers of earth
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stratum
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a horizontal layer of material
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relative dating
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deciding whether artifacts are older or newer through comparison with artifacts already found
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absolute dating
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deciding the age in years of an artifact
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typology/cross-dating
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matching previously uncovered artifacts with already discovered ones
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dendrochronology
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tree-ring dating
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kitchen midden
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the rubbish(garbage), including including artifacts and bones, left by people of the past
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