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15 Cards in this Set
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Culture |
the learned patterns of behavior and thought that help a group of people adapt to its surroundings |
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Ethnography |
description of a culture, usually based on the methods of participant observation |
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Site Survey |
method used to expose archaeological remains thats are unknown to science, as well as verify information of those that are already known. |
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The scientific method |
a set of procedures used to support or assist in modifying a hypothesis, involving experimentation, data collection, and analyzes of results. |
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Anthropology |
the study of humans. There are four subsets: -Cultural anthropology- the study of modern human behaviors -Physical anthropology- the study of the development and change of the human body -archaeology- the study of past cultures through cultural remains |
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Lewis Binford |
Father of modern archaeology, influencer in the application of the scientific method in archaeological practice. influencer in the processual movement |
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Hunter and Gatherers |
Nomadic societies, often egalitarian, who rely on the hunting of wild animals and foraging of wild plants for subsistence. |
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Bands |
a small group of related people who are organized by familial bonds. |
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Tribes |
a small group of related people who also also have temporary or permanent political, linguistic, ideological traditions. |
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Cheifdoms |
a society where political organization is inherited through kinship lines and ranked to where only a few select individuals are involved in decision making for the group |
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State |
a cultural construct with formal political organization and central bureaucracy with the authority employ legalized force |
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Stratigraphy |
the layering of cultural deposits in the archaeological matrix where the more recent deposits appear first and the older deposits are at deeper strata. |
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Dendrochronology |
a form of dating using tree rings to determine age and environmental conditions |
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Radiocarbon Dating |
a form of absolute dating that uses organic materials and measures the C-14 isotope to determine age |
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Typology |
the study of and chronological arrangement of artifacts based on similarities and characteristics |
