History 8 Archaeology Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

• artifacts-

Things that have been modified by human beings. They can be of stone, clay, bone, wood, or any other naturally occurring material. (Manual for Cultural Foundations of Ancient Civilization, page 5)

• define types of artifacts:
  • technic- artifacts which are strictly useful (CF page 5)

• • ideotechnic- artifacts which show a relationship (CF page 5)

• • sociotechnic- artifacts which show social class (CF page 5)

• ecofacts-

• features- “Things that cannot be taken back to the laboratory for analysis because they are actually part of the earth or because moving will alter or destroy them are called features.” (CF Manual p5)

• relics-

• records-

• source-

• Define primary sources and the types of things that might be a primary source.-

• Define a secondary source.-

• bias Give the criteria to identify it.-