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19 Cards in this Set
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archaeology |
the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation |
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cromlech |
a circle of megaliths |
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henge |
a neolithic monument characterized by a circular ground plan |
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megalith |
a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure |
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menhir |
a large uncut stone erected as a monument in the prehistoric era
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Mortise-and-tenon |
a groove cut into stone or wood, called a morose that is shaped to receive a tenon, projection of the same dimensions |
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post-and-lintel |
a method of construction in which two posts support a horizontal beam, called a lintel |
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apadana |
an audience hall in a persian palace |
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capital |
the top element of a column |
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cuneiform |
a system of writing in which the strokes are formed in a wedge or arranged in a head shape |
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cylinder seal |
a round piece of carved stone that when rolled onto clay produce an image |
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facade |
the front of a building |
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ground plan |
the map of a floor of a building |
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hierarchy of scale |
a system of representation of figures where the more important figures are larger and the less important ones are smaller |
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lamassu |
a colossal winged human-headded bull in assyrian art |
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negative space |
empty space around an object or person, such as the cut outs between a figures lets and arms |
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relief sculpture |
sculpture that projects from a flat background. a very shallow relief sculpture is a bas relief |
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stele (pl. stelai) |
a stone slab used to mark a grave or a site |
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ziggurat |
a pyramid-like building made of several stores that inert as the building gets taller; thus, ziggurats have terraces at each level |
