This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y...
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Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of...
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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...
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In archaeology, a typology is the result of the classification of things according to their physical characteristics. The products of the classification...
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Sanas Cormaic (redirect from Cormac's Glossary)
known as Cormac's Glossary, is an early Irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 Irish words, many of which are difficult...
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underground vaults such as the Catacombs of Paris. Reich, Ronny; Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich...
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Beltane (category Culture of the Isle of Man)
Cormaic: Cormac's Glossary. Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society. Calcutta: O.T. Cutter, 1868. "Sanas Chormaic. Cormac's glossary". Calcutta, Printed...
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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...
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Basalt (section Alteration of basalt)
Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Ashlar (category Types of wall)
Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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This glossary of geology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to geology, its sub-disciplines, and related fields. For other terms...
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Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Battlement (category Types of wall)
Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Stele (category Archaeological artefact types)
Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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disciplines define it by the type of object made rather than the material. Used for sculptures and in archaeology for fired clay objects that are not...
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Cistern (category Archaeological features)
Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Katzenstein, Hannah (1992). "Glossary of Archaeological Terms". In Kempinski, Aharon; Reich, Ronny (eds.). The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem:...
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Gallery grave (category Archaeology of death)
European Bronze Age Monuments: A Multilingual-Glossary of Archaeological Terminology. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publications. ISBN 9789287137128. Chadwick...
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The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of the Western Hemisphere, including North America (Mesoamerica), Central America, South...
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This glossary of history is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to the study of history and its related fields and sub-disciplines, including...
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This is a glossary of ancient Egypt artifacts. Amulet – an amulet is an object that is typically worn on one's person, that some people believe has the...
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In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is the area being studied...
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Uí Liatháin (category Kingdoms of medieval Ireland)
(tr.) with Whitley Stokes (ed.), Sanas Cormaic, or Cormac's Glossary. Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society. Calcutta: O.T. Cutter. 1868. Geoffrey Keating...
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selected for their color rather than their chemical composition. In archaeology therefore, having a loosely applied general term is at least partially...
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Mongfind (section Abuse of Cairenn and Niall)
Glossary. Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society. Calcutta: O.T. Cutter. 1868. Cross, Tom Peete and Clark Harris Slover (eds.), "The Adventures of the...
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Underwater archaeology is archaeology practiced underwater. As with all other branches of archaeology, it evolved from its roots in pre-history and in...
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