Archeology Terms

Archeology

Is the past tense of cultural anthropology. Studies past humans and societies through their material remains. A multi-disciplinary discipline

Prehistoric archeologist

Study cultures who left no written cultures

Historic archeologists

Study cultures that have a written history in some form

Classical archeologists

Focus on archeology of Greek, Roman, etc

Pseudoscience

Is false science, based on deceit or beliefs, founded in perception, not observation.

Artifacts

Are portable objects used, modified or made by people

Ecofacts

Are organic and environmental remains not modified by humans

Features

Are non-portable artifacts such as heaths, storage or postholes

Structures

Are buildings, terraces, canals, walls, etc

Sites

Are places where artifacts, ecofacts, features and structures all come together

Regions

Are associated sites and their surrounding landscapes

Context

Is the immediate matrix, provenience and associations of a find