Weston Dig Key Terms

What is an artifact?

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

• A broken piece of pottery

• An area used for trash disposal

• Any object made or modified by people

What is excavation?

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

• The systemic digging and recording of an archaeological site

• A broken piece of pottery

• A find from something living, but which has not been modified by human activity

What is a grid?

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

• A broken piece of pottery

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

• A find from something living, but which has not been modified by human activity

What is a level in archaeology?

• A broken piece of pottery

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

• An excavation layer lifted from a square

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

What is material culture?

• A broken piece of pottery

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

• The study of artifacts left by past human cultures

• An excavation layer lifted from a square

What is the Metric System?

• A broken piece of pottery

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

• The study of artifacts left by past human cultures

• A math system used by archaeologists

What is a midden?

• An excavation layer lifted from a square

• A broken piece of pottery

• An area used for trash disposal

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

What is a potsherd?

• A broken piece of pottery

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

• An excavation layer lifted from a square

What is a quadrangle?

• A broken piece of pottery

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

• A section within an archaeology grid usually called Quad

• An excavation layer lifted from a square

What is a site in archaeology?

• A broken piece of pottery

• A network of uniformly placed squares that divide a site into units

• A tool used by archaeologists to dig across the horizontal plane

• A location of archaeological significance