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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Doing Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2013

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Paleontology
Definition
study of ancient life through the fossil record
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Palynology
Definition
study of ancient plants and environments through pollen samples
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Remote Sensing
Definition
use of aerial photos and satellite images to locate sites on the ground
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Fossils
Definition
remains of ancient life
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Systematic Survey
Definition
study of settlement patterns over a large area
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Excavation
Definition
digging through layers at a site
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Taphonomy
Definition
study of processes affecting remains of dead animals
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Paleoanthropology
Definition
study of hominid, hominin, and human life through the fossil record
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Relative Dating
Definition
establishing a time frame in relation to other strata or materials
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Stratigraphy
Definition
study of earth sediments deposited in demarcated layers (strata)
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Absolute Dating
Definition
establishing dates in numbers or ranges of numbers
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Dendrochronology
Definition
tree-ring dating; a form of absolute dating
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Molecular Anthropology
Definition
DNA comparisons used to determine evolutionary links and distances
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Bone Biology
Definition
study of bone as a biological tissue
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Anthropometry
Definition
measurement of human body parts and dimensions
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Paleopathology
Definition
Study of disease and injury skeletons from archaeological sites
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Informed Consent
Definition
agreement to take part in research, after being fully informed about it
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