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Archaeology: Glossary
A
- aerial photographs
- Pictures taken from the air such as from an airplane or helicopter
- archaeologists
- Scientists who study prehistoric people
- archaeology
- The science of prehistoric people
- artifacts
- Man-made objects that give clues to how people lived
C
- culture
- Behaviors and beliefs of a given group of people
D
- dig
- The place where archaeologists find artifacts, fossils, or evidence of previous life
- documents
- Any written item
E
- eco-facts
- Facts found that are related to the ecology
- environments
- All things that are a part of the life of any living thing - food, habitat, other animals, weather, etc.
- erosion
- The movement of soil or rock
- excavate
- To remove or dig out
- excrement
- Body waste
F
- fragments
- parts
M
- midden
- A garbage pile
- mounds
- Pile of soil or rock
P
- pottery
- Dishware - usually made of clay
R
- ruins
- Remains of a building or settlement
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