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Anthropology - The study of man in all times and all places.
Archeology- The study of the past through material remains. In the United States it is taught in college courses as a branch of anthropology
Artifact - Any object made or modified by man.
Absolute dating - An analytical technique that determines when an artifact was used or an event occurred.
Context - The interrelated conditions in which a site and its artifacts are found (see insitu).
Culture - Different groups of people and ways of life.
Excavation - The study of an archeological site by removing the soil layer by layer.
Feature - An immovable artifact that cannot be taken to the lab. Examples are wall footings, pits, fire hearths, or a posthole.
Grid - The series of square and rectangular excavations that archeologists make while excavating a site.
Historical archeology - (in the U. S. and Canada) The study of sites dating to the arrival of Europeans and later, and which hold at least some European artifacts.
Insitu - An artifact or feature in the exact location it is found (see context).
Prehistoric archeology - (in the U.S. and Canada) The study of sites that date from before European contact.
Preservation - Keeping something from injury or harm, especially sites related to our past.
Projectile point - The stone point used on the tip of an arrow or spear, usually called an arrowhead.
Site - Any place that has remains of human use or occupation.
Stratigraphy - The scientific term for layers of soil accumulated over time.
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