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Cultural History
Change over time
Processual
Environmental adaptation
Post Processual
Focus on ideology and power
Site
A spatially-limited cluster of artifacts and features
Settlement Pattern
The distribution of sites in an area
Landscape
Connections between natural and meaningful spaces
Context
Refers to the location or situation
Association
What was found with an artifact
Preservation Factors
Factors such as moisture, temperature, and oxygen impacting items like wood, bones, and seeds
Dendrochronology
The study of tree rings
Radiocarbon Dating
Dating method based on the amount of Carbon 14 present, which is unstable
Assemblage
A collection of bones found together
Ecofact
Ecological artifacts, such as plants and animals
Artifact
An object made or modified by human beings
Paleoethnobotany
The study of macrobotanical remains and pollen diagrams
National Historic Preservation Act
Designed to incorporate archaeological practices and protections into federal building projects
National Register of Historic Places criteria
Includes association with important persons, events, architectural styles, and significant information
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Requires federally funded groups to find native items in their collections and repatriate them