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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, etc |
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Geology |
The study of earths history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth |
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Paleontology |
The study of life history as revealed in the present served remains of once-living organisms |
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Aristotle’s dictum |
The benefit of the doubt is to be given 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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Dendrochronolgy |
The process of continuing tree ring set to determine the age of a tree |
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Radiometric dating |
Using a radio active process to 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 |
