Archaeology Terminology

an ideas or explanations for something that is based on known facts but have not yet been proved

the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, by allowing personal opinions to influence judgements

particular ways of considering something

objects that are made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest

any flora or fauna material found at an archaeological site; non-artefactual evidence that has not been technologically altered but that has cultural relevance, such as a shell carried from the ocean to an inland settlement

the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it

the study of history and how it is written

in reference to archaeology, it is the analysis and position of layers of archaeological remains

refers to something changed into glass, or into a substance that is like glass, usually with the use of heat

a relative dating method in which assemblages or artefacts from numerous sites, in the same culture, are placed in chronological order