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• Archaeology


  Study of human past through their material remains
• Anthropology


  • Study of humanity
• Physical anthropology


  • Study of human physical characteristics and their evolution
• Cultural anthropology


  • Studies human culture and societies
• Context


  Material surrounding an artifact, the way it's placed
• Material culture


  Physical remains (building, tools, etc.) of societies
• Culture


  Non-biological characteristics of society
• Prehistory


  Period before written records
• Artifact


  Portable objects made, modified, or used by humans
• Radiocarbon dating


  Method of absolute dating by the amount of C-14
• Style


  Shared method as system of production and decoration
• Site


  Spatial cluster of artifacts, features, structures, and organic and environmental remains
• Excavation


  Uncovering of remains by removing dirt and other material
• Prehistory periods


  • Paleolithic
  • Neolithic
• Stratification


  Arrangement of rocks into layers
• Classification


  Grouping based on shared attributes
• Three Age System


  Periods into Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
• Assemblage


  Group of artifacts together at a specific time and place
• Neolithic Revolution


  Origin of farming allowing village life